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New footage shows wrong-way drivers on US-24 near Topeka
TOPEKA (KSNT) – 27 News has obtained crash data and another video of a driver going the wrong way on Highway 24 after a head-on crash left three injured in Topeka. 27 News requested crash data for Highway 24 between Menoken Road and Landon Road following recent reports of drivers going the wrong-way in this […]
Kidnapped Topeka woman shot by police during chase files lawsuit against city
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A woman who was kidnapped and shot during a 2022 chase and shootout in downtown is suing the City of Topeka and multiple Topeka Police Department officers. She claims the officers used excessive force and is asking for $75,000 in damages. According to court documents obtained by 27 News, on the morning […]
Man who critically injured pedestrian in Topeka hit-and-run sentenced to probation
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A man accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian in the Capital City last year during a hit-and-run incident received his sentence Friday. Documents with the Shawnee County District Court show Marcus R. Mendoza was sentenced to one year of probation on Oct. 4. He pleaded no contest in July to an amended […]
Woman sues Topeka police, saying she shouldn't have been shot while a hostage
Topeka police negligently shot a woman twice as she was being held hostage by the driver of a car they were chasing during a gun battle in September 2022, that woman alleges in a lawsuit filed last week. Attorneys Kevin Shepherd and Ronald Pope filed the two-count civil suit Sept. 26 against Topeka's city government and 13 of its police officers on behalf of Kristi L. Mendez, 40, who said police shot her once each in a...