POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY (KSNT) - A stretch of highway in Pottawatomie County has reopened after being temporarily closed due to an encroaching grass fire Tuesday. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) warned motorists to avoid K-99 Highway between Westmoreland and Hartwich Road in Pottawatomie County due to the presence of a grass fire. As of 4:30 [...]
What We’re Tracking **RED FLAG WARNING** – In effect for most of the area until 11:00pm this evening. **WIND ADVISORY** – In effect for the entire area until 1:00am Wednesday morning. A bit of an active evening of weather is expected for much of northeast Kansas. A strong storm system is moving through our neck of the [...]
Officers were initially sent to the area of 23rd Street and Harper Street on reports of three men in ski masks carrying firearms.
FORT RILEY (KSNT) - Fort Riley has released an update on a shooting that occurred last month at a gate to the military post that left a man wounded. In a written news release, Fort Riley Director of Public Affairs Steven Elstrom reported the 22-year-old male civilian who allegedly drove through the Trooper Gate on [...]
Former President Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records under New York law, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The charges are connected to Trump’s hush money payment made shortly before the 2016 election to cover up an alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. New York prosecutors alleged that Trump [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas Legislature has officially passed a bill defining biological sex, forwarding it to the governor's desk Tuesday. The Senate voted 28-12 to approve of amendments to Senate Bill 180 on Tuesday. The bill defines words like “woman,” “man,” “mother” and “father” based on biological sex. In a statement last month, House Republican [...]
SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) - A Topeka man was seriously injured in a crash Monday after his vehicle went airborne while traveling down U.S. 40 Highway. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) reports that a Kia SUV was traveling west on U.S. 40 Hwy around 6:30 p.m. on April 3 when it went left of center and [...]
Former President Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts on Tuesday, becoming the first current or former commander in chief to be arraigned on criminal charges for his alleged participation in a hush money scheme. The highly anticipated indictment, now unsealed, includes charges of falsifying business records in connection with a six-figure payment that Trump’s former [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas House has voted to approve a bill establishing a one-time, state-funded Presidential Preference Primary for March 14 next year. The Kansas House voted to approve House Bill 2053 on Tuesday, which would open up a process currently run by state political parties to Kansas voters. It now heads to the Governor's [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is asking for help from the public in locating a person of interest believed to be connected to a rash of vehicle burglaries and a recent theft. The TPD took to social media Tuesday to ask for help in finding Travis L. Russell, 39, of Topeka. He [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Riley County Police Department (RCPD) is looking for a missing girl Tuesday. The RCPD posted to social media that it is looking for Kaylee, a missing 11-year-old who was last seen in the 2900 block of Blakewood Dr. at 9:35 a.m. walking southeast. She is described as being 4'6", 72 pounds [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A busy day of weather is setting up across Northeast Kansas and the surrounding central plains. A large, dynamic, storm system is organizing itself over the Rocky Mountains and is expected to move into our region today. This time of year, spring time, is well known for its active weather and this [...]
Celebrities, protesters, and supporters clashed at a Manhattan rally for former President Donald Trump Tuesday morning, forcing the NYPD to escort staunch Trump supporter Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene out of the event minutes after she arrived.
TOPEKA (KSNT)— Kansas lawmakers have officially passed a bill, providing emergency care for infants born alive after a failed abortion. The Kansas House voted 86-36 to concur with amendments to a Senate-passed bill on Tuesday. The bill heads to Governor Laura Kelly’s desk. "The Senate changes were to remove two words, which was when the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Capper Foundation is putting more than 200 items up for bids for their 'An Evening for a Child' event to be held later this month. The event is a benefit to raise money for child pediatric services. The theme for this year's event is 'Capper Derby' as it is the same [...]
WABAUNSEE (KSNT) - Law enforcement responded to an alleged student threat of violence last month at a local school, deeming it to be unfounded after investigating. On Wednesday, March 26 Channel 27 News received a phone call from concerned parent William Edds about a Wabaunsee Middle School student who was allegedly threatening to "kill everybody" [...]
CLAY COUNTY (KSNT) - A local school district took to social media to notify parents of a bomb threat being distributed in Kansas and across the nation Tuesday. Clay County Schools USD 379 posted to social media that officials with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) are aware of a message being sent across [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Don't be alarmed if you hear gunshots April 4 to 6 coming from K-State Edwards Hall as local police will be holding active shooter training courses. The training will involve sounds of gunfire, realistic-looking victims and perpetrators, according to a press release by K-State Communications and Marketing. The K-State Police Department, Kansas [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43)- The Ronald McDonald House is hosting its 5th Annual Robert Lagree Memorial Sporting Clays event coming up on Saturday, April 22. For more information, watch the interview above. Or, you can click here to get your tickets.
Kansas anglers are being asked to fill out a survey on Blotchy Bass Syndrome to help biologists study the abnormality found commonly on bass.
Drone footage showed the destruction in Jacksonville, Arkansas, on Saturday, April 1, after a deadly tornado tore through the town on Friday. The tornado, which also hit Little Rock and Wynne, killed at least five and injured dozens in the state, according to local reports. This drone footage released by the Jacksonville Police Department shows extensive [...]
People planning on filing for an extension may want to file before April 15.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As thousands of football fans descend on Kansas City for the 2023 NFL Draft, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will be pumping up the party with his own personal music festival. The two-time Super Bowl champ will kick off Kelce Jam on Friday, April 28 at Azura Amphitheater. “The Super Bowl victory [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Ten years is a long time for a hard-working dog like Fred and this good boy has more than earned his retirement. Fred the Preparedness Dog is set to retire from his duties with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE), according to KDHE spokesman Matthew Lara. Fred is closing out [...]
Trump, who has denied any wrongdoing, is now the first former president to face criminal charges.