TOPEKA (KSNT) - A bill requiring doctors to ask patients why they're getting an abortion in Kansas is heading to Governor Laura Kelly's desk. The Kansas Senate voted 27-13 to pass the bill on Tuesday, March 26. "The concept of gathering data to better understand abortion is a worthwhile endeavor," said Senator Mark Steffen, a [...]
What We’re Tracking The wind should relax tonight and the sky will continue to clear, both of which are a recipe for cold overnight temperatures. We may be able to drop all the way into the lower 20s. However, we do appear to rebound back into the upper 40s to lower 50s by Wednesday afternoon. [...]
A Kansas man is suing a congressman after posts accusing him of being a shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is poised to require pornography websites to verify visitors are adults, a move that would follow Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law could be applied. The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature passed the proposal Tuesday, sending it to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. The [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - An employer based out of Topeka and Overland Park is being named as one of the best places to work in 2024. Mize CPAs Inc. said in a press release that is earned the 2024 Top Workplaces USA award from USA Today this week. The company is the only business based out [...]
Roads across parts of Kansas are still icy and snow-packed following a winter storm.
President Joe Biden said the search and rescue effort continues to be the top priority after a cargo ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore causing the bridge to collapse early Tuesday morning.
"It is an unforgiving behavior and one that we need to try to define and get out of the game," one NFL executive had previously said of the tackle.
Authorities are asking for the public's help to find a missing Stafford woman.
The work to clear more homeless camps along the Kansas River continues this week in Topeka.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - State transportation officials say a north Topeka highway intersection will be closed for several weeks starting on Wednesday. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release the intersection of U.S. 24 Highway and Meriden Road will be closed for pavement work. This is estimated to last for around three [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Public Works Department (TPW) is alerting residents of a road closure to repair a sinkhole. On Tuesday, announced that Southeast California Avenue will be closed between SE Sixth Street and SE 10th Street to repair a sinkhole that was created by a water line break. The closure will start on [...]
TECUMSEH (KSNT) - A crash south of Tecumseh has prompted Highway 40 to be closed. At 6:30 a.m., crews responded to a multiple-vehicle crash on Highway 40 and SE Tecumseh Road, according to the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office. Highway 40 is currently closed while first responders work the scene. Both eastbound and westbound traffic is [...]
ELKHART (KSNT) - A 64-year-old from Iowa died and three others had suspected injuries after a head-on crash in Morton County. At 1:15 p.m. on Monday, a 35-year-old woman from Elkhart was driving a Ford F150 east on U56. A 32-year-old woman from Milwaukee, WI, was driving a GMC Terrain westbound on U56. The 35-year-old [...]
We'll be much colder today behind yesterday's front with highs only making it into the lower to middle 40s. Winds will be gusty out of the north and west around 30 mph, and that will make it feel cooler through the day. Wind chills will be in the 20s and 30s for much of the [...]
A container ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the span to buckle into the river below and plunging a construction crew and several vehicles into the dangerously cold waters.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - One person was hospitalized after a rollover crash on I-470. According to Topeka Police, the crash involved one vehicle with one occupant around 10:30 p.m. Monday night. The driver of the vehicle was sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The current Powerball and Mega Millions combined total jackpot is $1.9 billion, a new record according to lottery officials. "I believe the first time in U.S. lottery history," Cory Thone with the Kansas Lottery said, "that both Powerball and Mega have been at $800 million or higher at the same time." Ticket [...]
TOPEKA, KS (KSNT) -- Easter is just around the corner and that means it's a busy time for local businesses. But with prices flying high because of inflation, it can also be stressful. It's one of the busiest times of the year for Hazel Hill. According to owner and chocolate maker Nick Xidis, behind Christmas, [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Making the decision to put down the whistle and clipboard after 48 years was not an easy one for Rick Bloomquist. For those who have heard anything about Topeka West head boys' basketball coach, it's no secret he's a coaching legend in the state of Kansas. "Coach Bloomquist is a hall of [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- Topeka firefighter Steve Skrzypek joined 27 News on Monday to give an update on his recovery, following a severe brain injury. Skrzypek, who was also joined by his wife Renae, has returned home, after months in neurological rehab at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital's Lincoln, Nebraska campus. Steve is now doing outpatient therapy in Topeka. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) – After Medicaid Expansion hit a major setback at the Kansas Statehouse last week, all eyes are on what steps lawmakers will take next. This comes as the deadline to consider bills is fast approaching. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, Executive Director of Alliance for a Healthy Kansas April Holman, and Political Analyst [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Activists in the Kansas Statehouse are pushing for a new law to protect people who are convicted based on false jailhouse witness testimony. Kansas state senators Robert Olsen, Cindy Holscher and Molly Baumgardner are joining forces with the Midwest Innocence Project in an attempt to pass the new legislation. They hope the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local Mediterranean-themed restaurant in downtown Topeka is moving to a new spot in the Capital City. Owner of the Olive Cafe Tony Abraham took to social media on Sunday, March 25 to let fans of his restaurant know there will be a small venue change happening at the end of the [...]
LAWRENCE/MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Action on the diamond is heating up in Kansas. On Monday, KU softball and K-State baseball were both nationally ranked after impressive weekends on the road. The Jayhawks, who are included in the national poll for the second week in a row, check in at No. 18 this week. It's a two-spot [...]