TOPEKA (KSNT)- Yancy Ayres is a scout for the San Francisco Giants and he joined K-Nation in-studio on Sunday. Ayres lives in Topeka and scouts five states for the Giants, including Kansas. He weighed in with some advice for young baseball players. "Play every sport," Ayres said. "Don't just focus on one, because we want [...]
What We're Tracking Isolated storms will gradually die down overnight with a partly cloudy sky. Temperatures will stay mild with higher humidity in place. Lows in the middle 60s for much of the region by early Wednesday morning. Overall, a more unsettled pattern sets up with periodic storm chances over the next several days. Most [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- KU's team for The Basketball Tournament (TBT) this summer just got a whole lot better. The team, Mass Street TBT, announced on social media that former KU guard Marcus Garrett will join the squad. It's a team made up of KU men's basketball alumni. They'll play in the nationwide alumni basketball tournament this [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - City officials took a vote to decide whether or not to purchase the Hotel Topeka at City Center. The City of Topeka's Governing Body voted 7-2 during a special session Tuesday, May 30 in favor of buying the Hotel Topeka at City Center. The hotel is located at 1717 SW Topeka Blvd. [...]
MANHATTAN, KS. (KSNT)- K-State head baseball coach Pete Hughes spoke bluntly in a statement released on Tuesday, after his team did not receive an NCAA tournament regional bid. "The Division I baseball committee and the system failed K-State, our program and our seniors," Hughes said in a statement on social media from K-State baseball. He [...]
FORT RILEY (KSNT) - Closed for renovations since Jan. 2018, the U.S. Cavalry and 1st Infantry Division museums at Fort Riley will soon reopen. The museums will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 13 at 10:30 a.m. at 205 Henry Dr. at Fort Riley. Both museums will be open year-round on Sundays from noon to [...]
Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday. Mayor Mike Matson confirmed the numbers at a news conference following criticism that the city was moving too quickly toward [...]
Sedgwick County dispatchers say that one person has been found dead after a bulldozer fell into a neighborhood lake in north Wichita.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Jayhawk Theatre is hosting Ian Flanigan later this year for a live show. Jayhawk Theatre spokeswoman Sarah Boast wrote in a press release that Flanigan will be on stage for a live performance at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the show and tickets [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Law enforcement say a suspect is in custody after he barricaded himself in a home in a south Topeka neighborhood. Matt Danielson with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) wrote in a press release that officers were trying to find a man connected to several personal felonies around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May [...]
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the world-famous monument's fire-ravaged roof. Certainly the reverse is true for the modern-day carpenters using medieval-era skills. Working with [...]
A Mexican judge has ordered the head of a Juarez drug rehab clinic and her friend to stand trial for femicide in connection with the death and dismemberment of a former Wichita, Kansas, resident.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Law enforcement arrested a man following a weekend incident where he allegedly threatened a family with a firearm. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office wrote in a press release that a 50-year-old man is in custody on four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His arrest stems from an incident over [...]
Backyard surveillance cameras captured the tense moments when a small Maltese dog saved his little brother by chasing off a coyote that had gotten the younger dog in its mouth.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The clock is ticking for Congress to pass a debt ceiling deal. If it fails, Kansas, like other states, could be in a tough spot, according to economic experts. Kansas Capitol Bureau spoke with Economics Professor Paul Byrne about the pending deal to raise the federal government's more than 31 trillion dollar [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Captain Mattas joined the 27 News morning crew to talk about preparation for the Unbound Gravel event.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Construction crews will temporarily close a small section of East Edge Road while they replace a drainage tube. Construction was originally scheduled to take place May 15-19 but was rescheduled, according to Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Communications and Public Information Supervisor Mike McLaughlin. McLaughlin said barricades will be placed at Croco [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - City officials have closed two areas to traffic in Topeka due to water main breaks. Andy Rosebrook with the City of Topeka said a large water main break has forced the city to close SW 21st St. completely between SW Clay Street and SW Buchanan Street. The closure will be in place [...]
A woman was rescued after falling into swift-moving rapids while whitewater rafting on the Royal Gorge part of the Arkansas River on Saturday.
Overall, a more unsettled pattern sets up with periodic storm chances over the next several days. Most of the chances will be tied to our daytime heating, so the rounds of storms will be occasional with much of the daytime hours through midweek being dry. However, make plans knowing that a few hit-or-miss showers and [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On Monday, a 62-year-old man was taken to Stormont Vail Hospital after striking a guardrail east of Goodyear Road. At 6:43 p.m. an individual was driving a 1997 Buick Park Avenue east on U24, according to Kansas Highway Patrol crash logs. The vehicle left the road and went through a grass median [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A non-profit that transcribes interviews with government officials are hosting a seminar for community members to better understand how legislators make policies. The Kansas Oral Historical Project, Inc. (KOHP) is inviting the public to listen in on interviews and ask questions to the interviewers about their findings. People can listen to four [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Many people spend Memorial Day honoring and remembering the sacrifices of those in service to our nation. Across the country, people are finding meaningful ways to pay tribute, from solemn ceremonies at military cemeteries to the creation of memorial walls. However, it has become synonymous with the unofficial start of summer and [...]
LAWRENCE, Kan. (KSNT) — The area's largest gathering of street performers, the Lawrence Busker Festival, wrapped up its final day. It was a four day stretch of incredible display of showmanship, arts and much more. The festival brought together a talented array of freaks, geeks, artists, and musicians, captivating audiences with their extraordinary skills and [...]
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Rescue efforts after the Landmark (Davenport Apartments) building collapse in Davenport yesterday have now become recovery efforts. The Davenport Fire Department transitioned from rescue to a recovery operation at 324 Main St. this morning at about 9:45 a.m. and turned control of the site over to the Davenport Development and Neighborhood Services [...]