Kevin Bacon returns to Payson High on prom night for 40th anniversary of 'Footloose'
Kevin Bacon is at Payson High School today, where 40 years ago, he filmed the 1984 movie "Footloose."
Kevin Bacon is at Payson High School today, where 40 years ago, he filmed the 1984 movie "Footloose."
TOPEKA (KSNT) - First responders were at the scene of a crash in west Topeka on I-70 Saturday afternoon. The Topeka Police Department's watch commander confirms first responders were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on eastbound I-70 near the Fairlawn exit. Kandrive showed significant traffic delays in the area of the crash [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - City officials in the Little Apple are making adjustments to the parking rates at the newly constructed Aggieville Parking Garage this April. Manhattan City commissioners approved a request from the Aggieville Building Association to adjust parking rates from Wednesday, April 17 though 2028 to help employees and visitors while public and private [...]
Green Frog Brewing has been open for about a month in the small town of Douglass.
TOPEKA (KSNT) — KSNT 27 News is inviting you to help us do something about childhood cancer. The official launch of the Topeka St. Jude Dream Home Campaign is Thursday, April 25! Raffle tickets are $100. St. Jude was the first hospital to make a major investment in pediatric cancer genome sequencing. Now, St. Jude [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police are releasing the identity of the Capital City's fifth homicide case Saturday. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) announced in a press release the victim of a deadly shooting Friday was Cody P. Cooper, 22, of Topeka. His death is being investigated as the fifth homicide case for Topeka in 2024. Police [...]
Many people have turned to cannabis and its derivatives as they search for pandemic relief, and one of the most widely available ones is CBD.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The days are counting down to the biggest celebration of German culture in Topeka this summer. The annual Germanfest in the Oakland neighborhood regularly brings large crowds out to enjoy German-style food and beverages in early June. Sacred Heart-St. Joseph Parrish in Topeka has hosted its Germanfest celebration annually since 1974 as [...]
The man was declared dead by staff at a hospital Friday night, according to the NYPD.
Dreaming of a white picket fence? It might only be a dream.
In Johnson County, Kansas, two people are now charged in the murder of a child and abuse of a another. Both behind bars on a $1 million.
A man was arrested following a crash involving a train and a pickup truck.
Nearly two weeks after Morgan Wallen was arrested on felony charges for allegedly throwing a chair from the roof of a bar in downtown Nashville, the country music star addressed the controversy on social media.
What We’re Tracking Cloud cover will continue to spread across the region through the day. For the most part, any widespread rain looks to stay off toward the south, but we can not rule out a stray shower or two through the day Saturday. Highs through the weekend will likely be in the upper 50s [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - April 20 is an international marijuana counterculture holiday based on the celebration of cannabis. Better known as 420, this is a holiday where people are more likely to consume substances that can severely impact their driving. The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has prepared mobilizations for the holiday to try and prevent [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) — Area contractors are coming together to put their skills to good use, building a home that will save children's lives. One unique thing about the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is that families never receive a bill. Treatment, travel, housing and food is all paid for so families can focus on helping [...]
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Manhattan Park officials are asking residents to avoid some trails as they will be closed temporarily for upkeep work. Manhattan Parks and Recreation announced on social media that some trails across the city will be closed for a few days as crews plan to maintain them. Trail crews will be top dressing [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka Police changed the classification of the investigation into a shooting Friday morning. The Topeka Police Department announced in a release that a shooting Friday morning that was being investigated as a suspicious death is now classified as a homicide. This is the fifth homicide investigation of 2024. Police will identify the [...]
TECUMSEH (KSNT) -One local girl is the latest to earn the Boy Scout of America's highest honor since the organization became co-ed four years ago. Kaitlyn Aldridge joins the 6% of Boy Scouts to earn the Eagle Scout Award. Since allowing the Boy Scouts of America to become Co-Ed in 2018, about 1,000 girls have earned [...]
A South Carolina man is recovering after he says he was attacked by an alligator while collecting fossils in the Cooper River earlier this week.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Police are asking for the community's help in finding those responsible for the theft of a law enforcement vehicle earlier this week. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) took to social media Friday with its request for assistance in a vehicle burglary and theft investigation. Police say the incident occurred in the overnight [...]
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Spring is in full bloom, and with that comes unwanted algae in lakes across Kansas. Friday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) along with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae. There are active advisories on two Kansas lakes. A [...]
A video circulating on social media has prompted a Wichita Police Department investigation into possible animal cruelty.