TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division announced it has collected 28,680 pounds of drugs in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois as part of its National Prescription Take Back Day. On Nov. 7, the DEA said it had helped remove nearly 600,000 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 locations nationwide. Since starting [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - KU head men's basketball coach Bill Self has a new lifetime contract, KU Athletics announced on Tuesday. Self and KU agreed to a lifetime contract in 2021. On Tuesday, the deal got even sweeter. A new, amended contract makes Self the highest-paid coach in all of college basketball, according to CBS Sports' [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka holiday tradition is set to return for its 46th year later this month. The SLI Festival of Trees at Fairlawn Plaza Mall will be kicking off on Nov. 21 and run to Dec. 2 showcasing all sorts of trees and wreaths for the Christmas season, according to a press release [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Security Benefit presented a $2,000 check to the United Way of Kaw Valley on Tuesday morning. The monetary donation will support the Young Leaders Society Junior Leader Reader program. The program enlists volunteers to read a book in preschool and kindergarten classrooms three times a year. After the reading, each student receives [...]
We all want to trust that five-star review. But some Kansas City metro businesses have had hundreds of them removed after a fraud expert called them out for faking their reviews.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Washburn University held an Education Career Fair Tuesday in the Memorial Union. "This is a two part event," said Kent McAnally, director of Career Services at Washburn University. "We do two sessions where anybody is invited to meet our education employers and then there will be some interviews in between. We keep [...]
Kenny Chesney's The Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour heads to Arrowhead Stadium in 2024. Bringing along Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker
TOPEKA (KSNT) - As Veteran's Day quickly approaches, Washburn University is gearing up to unveil a new monument to honor all veterans who have served from Washburn and the surrounding community. Dr. Eric Grospitch, the vice president of student life at Washburn, joined the 27 News Morning Show to speak in detail about the new [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office says a man convicted of killing another Topeka man in 2022 has been sentenced. Emmanuel R. Walker was charged in connection to the 2022 killing of Kirk Sexton. Walker was convicted by a Shawnee County jury in July 2023 after he entered a plea of guilty [...]
Some low clouds or patchy fog will be possible this morning before becoming partly cloudy for most of the day. Highs will again reach the lower to middle 70s for a beautiful afternoon. If you're heading out to the polls, there should be no issues weather-wise after the fog clears this morning! The warmer weather [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Police Department (TPD) is investigating a stabbing that happened early Tuesday morning in central Topeka. The TPD responded to reports of the stabbing at 1:47 a.m. in the 2100 block of SE 12th St. The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The TPD said [...]
LAS VEGAS (KSNT) - K-State men's basketball is 0-1 to start the 2023-24 regular season. The Wildcats lost to No. 21 USC in their season opener on Monday in Las Vegas. The game was played in the 2023 Hall Of Fame Series. K-State kept things close for approximately the first 25 minutes of the game [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - For over three weeks, an Israeli flag flew high and proud outside of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Kansas. Then, Sunday night at around 10:20 p.m. that very flag, along with an American flag, were torn down from its flag post. While the American flag laid untouched on the ground, [...]
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - It was the first look at what will hopefully be a successful season for Kansas men's basketball. KU beat North Carolina Central 99-56 Monday night. Hunter Dickinson started his Player of the Year campaign strong. He grabbed the first seven points of the game, including a 3-pointer that forced North Carolina Central [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Washburn Volleyball team hosted the Emporia State Hornets Monday evening in Lee Arena. Final score of the Turnpike Tussle: Washburn - 3 Emporia State - 1
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local courthouse is recognizing a special program ahead of Veterans Day this weekend. Monday, the Shawnee County District Court celebrated the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) with an inauguration. Since its start in June, four veterans have signed up for the program. The court's mission is to identify veterans in the criminal [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Tuesday is local election day in Shawnee County. There are 90 polling locations throughout the county that will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The election will decide which candidates are elected to serve on the city council and area school boards. Just under 2,000 residents completed their advanced voting ballots [...]
A Maize police officer and an alleged suspect have been injured in a shooting.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - On the latest episode of Inside Kansas Politics the focus is Water and its future impact on the state of Kansas. Rebekah Chungs sat down with Vijay Ramasamy, Kansas Special Advisor for Water, to learn about his new role and how Ramasamy plans to tackle the states ongoing water crises. You can [...]
LEBO, KAN. (KSNT) - Voters in Coffey County are about to decide whether a Kansas town can get out of the natural gas business. In a special question on tomorrow’s ballot, the City of Lebo is asking voters to decide the future of the city's natural gas system. By voting 'yes' you support Lebo selling [...]
CLAY CENTER (KSNT) - Clay Center could undergo some city-wide improvements, if voters say 'yes' to a half-cent sales tax. Tomorrow is general election day, and people in Clay Center could renew the sales tax for the third time with a special question on their ballots. Clay Center's Mayor Jim Thatcher told 27 News the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center has named an interim CEO after the previous holder of the position said he was stepping down earlier this year. The interim CEO for the zoo is Fawn Moser, according to a press release sent on Nov. 6. She replaces Brendan Wiley who announced he was [...]
JACKSON CO. (KSNT) - People in Jackson County are set to vote on how a local school district will elect the board of education members. Jackson County voters can expect to see a special question on their ballots for USD 336 in Holton. The proposed question would change the way school board members are elected. [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs seem to have success no matter where the location is. After their 21-14 win over the Miami Dolphins in Germany on Sunday, they became the first team in NFL history to win a game in four different countries. Their first win outside of the United States was [...]
Toni Fowler and April Liang are working to open a new cat-centered business in Topeka.