New jobs report shows strong U.S. economic growth
A new jobs report is surprising economists in a good way. On Friday, the Labor Department put out new figures showing the U.S. economy added more than 300,000 jobs in March.
A new jobs report is surprising economists in a good way. On Friday, the Labor Department put out new figures showing the U.S. economy added more than 300,000 jobs in March.
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Numerous Evergy customers were without power Friday following an outage in the local area. Evergy is reporting several power outages for Junction City and nearby Milford, totaling almost 4,000 customers. The cause of the outages is unknown at this time. The outages were repaired within 15 minutes of being reported. 27 News has [...]
PAXICO (KSNT) - A vehicle fire has prompted part of I-70 to be closed. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) issued an update for the crash at 3 p.m. on Friday. According to KDOT, there is a vehicle fire between KS 138 and KS 30 roughly 7 miles east of the Paxico area. KDOT said [...]
What we're Tracking Tonight, winds will keep us fairly mild with temperatures in the middle 40s. We will maintain a east southeast wind from 10-15 mph into the overnight hours. Cloud cover will continue to dissipate through the evening. Our next system moves in for the middle of the weekend with showers and storms possible [...]
KANSAS (KSNT) - Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration shows more than 5% of bridges in Kansas are in poor condition. There are 24,907 bridges monitored by the DOT in Kansas. In 2023, DOT found 3.24% of bridge deck area in the Sunflower State was in poor condition. A bridge [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man guilty of numerous crimes including murder in several Topeka investigations received his sentence Friday. The Shawnee County District Attorney's Office announced in a press release on April 5 that Jihad A. Keys was sentenced to 77.5 years in prison without the possibility of parole until 50 years have been served. [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas Legislature has forwarded two election bills to Governor Laura Kelly, with both receiving backlash during floor debates in the House. One proposal, House Bill 2618, includes several changes. They include a provision to clarify a state law passed in 2021, which made it a crime to impersonate an election official. The [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - K-State men's basketball coach Jerome Tang was impressive enough in his first two seasons to have other programs wanting him, according to multiple reports. Tang is 'at the top of Arkansas' list' for the Razorbacks' head coach opening, according to College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein. Rothstein's report did not state whether or [...]
TOPEKA (FOX 43) - TARC Development Director Mandi Wells joins the FOX 43 AM Live team to talk about the upcoming TARC Benefit Golf Tournament, the 2nd largest fundraiser for the organization. For more information, watch the full interview above. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas [...]
Country-rap artist Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a show at Dierks Bentley's Whiskey Row in Gilbert, Arizona, on Thursday.
TOPEKA (FOX 43) - Elsie Gibeson with Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade previews the upcoming Tulips at Twilight event. For more details, watch the full interview above. For more local news, click here. Keep up with the latest breaking news in northeast Kansas by downloading our mobile app and by signing up for our news email alerts. Sign up [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Laura Burton with the Kansas Children's Discovery Center previews the upcoming Picture the Dream event and shows off a fun water color activity kids can do at home. For more information, visit the Kansas Children's Discovery Center website here or watch the full interview above. For more local news, click here. Keep up [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Kansas Lottery says someone in northeast Kansas bought a winning $150,000 lottery ticket in the first week of April. The ticket was sold on Wednesday, April 4 through the Powerball in the northeast Kansas region, according to the Kansas Lottery. This consists of the following 20 counties: 27 News spoke with [...]
HIAWATHA (KSNT) - The Brown County Sheriff's Office is warning residents of a scam telling residents they have been awarded a grant. On Friday, April 5 the sheriff's office said county residents have been getting calls and emails where they are promised different amounts of "Free Money". The scammers tell victims they've been awarded a [...]
Wyatt Combs said he formed a friendship through a shared passion for fixing hot rods.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - New information is being released by state transportation authorities on cashless tolling on Kansas highways. Kansas Turnpike Authority (KTA) CEO Steve Hewitt announced new details concerning cashless tolling in the Sunflower State in a live social media broadcast at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 5. The KTA first announced its intent to [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission (CPSC) says millions of laundry detergent packages are being recalled as they pose serious health risks to children. The CPSC says 8.2 million products from Procter & Gamble are being recalled Friday. These include Tide Pods, Gain Flings, Ace Pods and Ariel Pods laundry detergent [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office took to social media on Thursday to warn residents of a game being played by local students. According to the sheriff's office, the game is sometimes called hide-n-seek or assassins. The way the game works is students 'eliminate' others by shooting them with fake weapons like airsoft [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce announced on Friday that it will be launching a campaign to attract visitors to the city. Called "Manhappiness", the campaign aims to highlight the city's charm, culture, attractions, events and more. "We are excited to unveil the 'Manhappiness' campaign and invite everyone to discover the joy of [...]
Update 8:44 a.m.: The Sheriff's Office reports one lane of traffic has been reopened. GEARY COUNTY (KSNT) - The Geary County Sheriff's Office took to social media to warn travelers of an off-ramp closure on I-70. At 8:05 a.m., the Sheriff's Office warned commuters of a closure due to a tractor-trailer fire. The 307 off-ramp [...]
Temperatures continue warming through the rest of the week, and stay pleasant near 70° all the way through the first half of next week despite have a couple storm systems moving through. Today should be beautiful with a relatively light wind through most of the day. Enjoy it, because it's about to get very windy [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Greater Topeka Partnership (GTP) brought 1980's popstar Tiffany to perform during their annual meeting at West Ridge Mall. The event has taken place at Evergy Plaza the last several years, but GTP's CEO Matt Pivarnik, said this year's meeting called for something extra special. "We're celebrating the current and the future [...]
The Harvey County Sheriff's Office has recently discovered pink-tinted fentanyl.
Update: The Kansas Senate voted to strike down an education funding bill Thursday evening. See latest update below. TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas Senate has voted down an education funding bill. Senators voted 12-26 to vote down the proposal Thursday evening, after a late night at the statehouse. This comes after the House narrowly passed the [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas House is sending a bipartisan tax package back to committee. In a turn of events on Thursday, the House motioned to "agree to disagree" on the conference committee report for the bill, after the Senate overwhelmingly voted to approve the plan. "This is a long process and House Republicans remain committed [...]