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Tanker fire south of Lyndon shuts down US 75
Update 9:49 a.m.: The Osage County Sheriff’s Office says the fuel truck was a 2017 Peterbilt carrying 3,500 gallons of diesel. Roughly 1,000 gallons of diesel was estimated to have burned in the incident. The fire was believed to have started after a tire blew, puncturing the tanker. US 75 is expected to be shut […]
Early morning shooting in east Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Police Department responded to a shooting report early Friday morning. At 12:50 a.m., the police department was called to the 2400 block of SE Bellview. A spokesman for the police department said one person was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. More information will be provided as it […]
Topeka law enforcement reporting technical difficulties
Update 7:31 a.m.: The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center is reporting technical issues in connection to the global cyber outage. “At this time our center is running normally. 911, non-emergency, and our internal operating systems are functioning appropriately,” the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center reported on social media. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s […]
Several airlines face global ground stop and services disrupted worldwide in wake of major Microsoft Outage
(WJET/WFXP) — Several airlines and multiple services worldwide saw major disruptions in the wake of a major Microsoft and Crowdstrike outage. Around 7 a.m., Microsoft 365 said they had released a fix for the update that had caused the disruptions. All the flights that were affected by the outage have since returned to normal service. […]
Kansas won’t force providers to ask patients why they want abortions while a lawsuit proceeds
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas isn’t enforcing a new law requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they want to terminate their pregnancies, as a legal challenge against that rule and other older requirements makes its way through the courts. Attorneys for the state and for providers challenging the new law along with other requirements announced a deal Thursday. […]
Corn harvest nears in northeast Kansas
PERRY (KSNT) – Harvest season for corn farmers in northeast Kansas is right around the corner. Emma Jenks is an agronomist and a fifth-generation farmer. She grows corn, winter squash and soybeans all on her 225 acres of land. Right now, her main focus is preparing all her crops for this season’s harvest. “Harvest takes […]
Topeka kids learn how to be a karate master
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kids at the Topeka Public Library got a chance to learn some new karate moves. Moore’s Martial Arts school were at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library and showed off what some of their students had been learning. Ronnie Moore, the master at Moore’s Martial Arts Academy, told 27 News martial […]
Topeka bank ‘stuffs the bus’ for Boys and Girls Club
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Thursday afternoon, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka stuffed the bus. It’s what they call the 9th annual charity drive that supports the Boys and Girls Club of Topeka. The bank gathered toys, school supplies and other items that will go to the clubs around the area. Pat Colley was a […]
Kansas resident falls for lottery ‘imposter scam’
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Office of the Kansas State Treasurer is spreading a warning Thursday of a scam which involved impersonating a government official. The treasurer’s office issued a press release on July 18 of a recent incident in which a Kansas resident fell for a scammer who called claiming to be an employee for […]
Law enforcement standoff ends in SW Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Dozens of law enforcement officers were called to a neighborhood in southwest Topeka Thursday afternoon where a standoff occurred. 27 News was told by a Shawnee County Sheriff’s Deputy at the scene that deputies were called to the 2800 block of SW Indian Hills Road. A deputy spotted an individual with a […]
Last chance to win prize, Topeka St. Jude Dream Home
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Tickets for this year’s Topeka St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are going fast, here’s how to make sure you won’t miss out. Fewer than 1,000 tickets remain for this year’s Topeka St. Jude Dream Home. All of the funds collected from northeast Kansans reserving tickets goes to helping the children and families […]
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