What We’re Tracking Tonight will be partly cloudy. Some rain may linger into tonight in our southern counties but most of us will remain dry. Temperatures will bottom out in the middle 60s before tomorrow we will reach upper 80s and lower 90s once again. We expect to be mainly dry until Friday night into [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State transportation officials say I-70 will experience severe closures to traffic this weekend for planned road construction. Kate Craft with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release that the eastbound lanes of I-70 will be shut down for pavement patching work for the Polk-Quincy Viaduct project. The westbound [...]
WICHITA, KS. (KSNT) - K-State's alumni basketball team will be back in action this summer in The Basketball Tournament. 'Team Purple and Black' will be made up of players from a number of Wildcat basketball eras. The full roster, as of Wednesday, June 21, includes: Jordan Henriquez-Roberts, Clent Steward, Rodney McGruder and Curtis Kelly will [...]
The Kansas Department of Corrections is investigating the death of a 33-year-old inmate at Larned State Correctional Facility.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - At Thursday morning's Shawnee County Commission meeting, the board will consider establishing salaries for all elected and appointed officials. The below-listed salaries would go into effect July 1, 2023 if approved by Shawnee County Commissioners, according to documents obtained by 27 News. Every position shows an increase of at least 5 percent. [...]
GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) - State troopers say a man was hospitalized after his semi rolled onto its side near Junction City. The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) state in their crash logs that around 4:30 a.m. on June 21 a Kenworth semi tried to take an exit off of I-70 at the 311 exit in Geary [...]
Kansas City Chiefs training camp tickets are available to reserve beginning June 21, as the team heads to Missouri Western State University.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Governor Laura Kelly has appointed a new secretary for the Kansas Department of Transportation following a slew of leadership vacancies announced last year. Kelly said on Wednesday, June 21 that Calvin Reed will be the next secretary for KDOT. Reed has occupied the position of acting secretary since November 2022 when former [...]
More than a week after capturing the interest of the entire nation, a California family's bounty of 1 million copper pennies has officially changed hands.
For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to the nation's restaurant tables and eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and Good Meat, firms that had been racing to be the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Kansas law enforcement officials are taking steps to tackle fake active shooter calls. An influx of hoax calls, also known as "swatting" calls, made waves across the country and in Kansas, earlier this year. Multiple swatting calls were made in schools across the state. That includes schools in Lawrence, Topeka, and Manhattan. Shawnee [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is developing a web-based dashboard for agencies and individuals to see crash trends and data from across the state. The Drive to Zero Dashboard uses data collected from crash reports on fatalities and serious injuries submitted by law enforcement between 2016 and 2021, according to KDOT. [...]
The Kansas Board of Regents alongside Kansas State University announced a professional development grant opportunity for pre-K-12 educators.
(GEARY COUNTY) - It's officially the first day of summer, but District USD 475 is already looking forward to the next school year to start. Dr. Reginald Eggleston, the superintendent for Geary County Schools, joined the 27 News Morning Show to speak about the district's preparation for next year. "We looked at our recent state [...]
Kansas City International Airport is named 'Best Airport in the U.S.' according to a new TravelAwaits ranking due to accessibility, art, food.
What We’re Tracking We have a few clouds out there this morning and even some isolated showers into our western counties. Things will dry out pretty quickly and we'll be left with some lingering cloud cover throughout the day. Today is the first day of summer and it will feel like it. Temperatures will be [...]
OSKALOOSA, KS. (KSNT) - Oskaloosa 14-year-old Lily Pullen was always good at softball, but her parents never realized just how good. "When she was little, her coach would always tell us she was this freak of nature," Lily's mom, Laura, said. "And we always used to laugh, and he'd say, 'No, there's something special about [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Community outcry over homeless camps was the top concern addressed during public comment at Topeka's City Council meeting Tuesday. Topeka city leaders heard concerns from multiple residents who live across the street from a new homeless camp that appeared over the weekend near 21 Street and Washburn Avenue. Earlier Tuesday, a Topeka [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT)- The transfer portal can bring shocking news regularly. The portal was a blessing and a curse to KU fans this offseason. The Jayhawks lost high potential players like MJ Rice and Ernest Udeh Jr. However, they added studs in Hunter Dickinson, Nick Timberlake and others. Just when it looked like perhaps the transfer [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Concordia, Kansas has won an award for "Friendliest Small Town in America". "TravelAwaits" believes the "heart and soul of a destination lies within its people" so they asked readers to nominate and vote for the friendliest small communities in the United States, according to a press release. After careful consideration and passionate [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU head men's basketball coach Bill Self and former West Virginia head men's basketball coach Bob Huggins were known to crack some jokes and shared a friendly sense of humor at times. However, Self and Huggins won't cross paths on the basketball court this season. Huggins has resigned as the WVU head [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Public officials outside of Kansas are now reporting receiving suspicious letters. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) say an investigation into the 100 suspicious letters legislators and public officials received is now being handed over to the FBI. The KBI is still working with law enforcement partners to find resolutions to these [...]
A growing number of aircraft and ships from the U.S. and Canada searched Tuesday for a submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared on its way to the wreckage of the Titanic. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search for the small craft, named Titan, in a remote area of the North Atlantic Ocean. OceanGate Expeditions, an undersea [...]
A family was told their daughter had died in a car accident. Meanwhile, she was safe, sleeping in her new apartment.
NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end soon. Student loan interest will start accruing on September 1 and payments are starting in October. It might seem tempting to just keep not making payments, but the consequences can be severe, including a hit to your credit score and exclusion [...]