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How a threat from Shawnee County led to an art farm known as Truckhenge
A judge in 2002 ordered Ron Lessman to remove various junk vehicles, most of them trucks, from his farm just east of Topeka. That order was issued after Shawnee County sued Lessman, contending any flooding of the nearby Kansas River might endanger public safety and health by sweeping those vehicles downstream. Lessman replied by making...
Football season means more business for Topeka bars
TOPEKA (KSNT) – It’s no secret that sports bars see more business when a big game is on tv, and the NFL is in a league of its own when it comes to this. The country’s most profitable sports league is kicking off its season Thursday night with an AFC Championship rematch between the Kansas […]
Police recover illegal firearms during drug bust at Kansas home
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating three suspect on multiple allegations after a drug bust at at Kansas home. Just before 8p.m. August 29, police executed a narcotics search warrant at a home in the 400 block of SW Western Avenue in Topeka, according to a media release. While conducting the search warrant, officers located illegal firearms, narcotics and drug paraphernalia and illegal firearms.
New hair salon to open in West Ridge Mall
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Locals will soon be able to visit a new hair salon opening this weekend at Topeka’s West Ridge Mall. 27 News spoke with Angel Miller, a Topeka native and owner of Heavenly Designs, Beauty and Supply, about her new business at the mall. She said there will be a grand opening from […]
Motion to dismiss Jan. 6 charge of former Topeka Council candidate
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A motion was filed to dismiss one of the charges a former Topeka City Council candidate faced in connection to the Jan. 6 riots. Nine people have been arrested in Kansas in connection to the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021. Two of those arrests were made in Topeka. One […]
Kansas Legal Services helped Navy veteran, attacked by pirates, secure disability benefits
TOPEKA — When pirates attacked Leah Delamarter and her U.S. Naval crewmates at sea, somewhere between the east African countries of Djibouti and Somalia in 2009, she suffered injuries to her central nervous system that caused lifelong damage to the right side of her body. She looks back on her time in the Navy with […]
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