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Kansas Weather Alert: Storms and Heat Wave Expected to Hit Thursday
Wichita, KS – Residents of Wichita and the surrounding Kansas area should prepare for a shift in weather conditions as a cold front moves in. Storms are expected to develop Thursday evening and persist into Friday morning, bringing the possibility of severe weather. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Wichita has issued an advisory, noting that gusty winds reaching up to 50 mph and heavy downpours are likely.
Flags to fly at half-staff in Kansas, here’s why
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ordering flags to fly at half-staff statewide later this month. Kelly made the announcement on Tuesday, Aug. 27 that flags are to fly at half-staff from sunup to sundown on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. This is to honor former chief judge of the Kansas Court of Appeals […]
Rain potential peaks Thursday evening
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Just a couple more hot days ahead before a cold front brings in some early fall-like weather. The chances for storms will end heading into the overnight and most, if not all of Kansas, will have dry weather on Wednesday. A strong cold front arriving on...
Extreme Kansas heat impacts high school athletes
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Hot temperatures are sweeping through northeast Kansas this week, creating some challenges for high school athletics. Temperatures are expected to peak near triple digits. This comes at the starting time for high school sports, creating an inconvenience and safety hazard for athletes who practice outdoors. Mike Longhofer is an athletic trainer at […]
A safer future for Kansas and beyond: K-State announces $7M in federal funding to drive Biomanufacturing Training and Education Initiative
MANHATTAN — Kansas State University and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran announced on Monday a $7 million federal investment to support the university’s Biomanufacturing Training and Education Initiative, a comprehensive program designed to position Kansas as a national leader in biomanufacturing and biosecurity. The funding will be directed toward...
Kansas school employee paid $630,000, here’s why
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) – An employee with a northeast Kansas school district received a big six-figure salary, more than what the U.S. president is paid in a year, in the 2023-2024 semester. 27 News is finding out why. David Wild, while employed at Geary County Unified School District 475, was paid a whopping $631,000 during […]
Marysville man accepts involuntary manslaughter plea after fatal wreck near Emporia in April 2023
There will be no trial in a Lyon County vehicular murder case stemming from a crash near Emporia in April 2023. That’s because the defendant, Travis Duane Edwards, accepted a plea agreement as part of a hearing Tuesday. Edwards was originally charged with two counts of second-degree murder, three...
Man sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for Topeka killing
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man arrested for a 2023 shooting death has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison. A spokeswoman for the Shawnee County Attorney said Christopher Brown was sentenced Monday, Aug. 26 to 233 months, or just short of 20 years, in prison for the killing of Sherman Coleman, Jr., 33, […]
KSHB, others file response to former Marion police chief's video objection
Media organizations throughout Kansas and the Kansas City area joined together to file a response to the request of Gideon Cody, Marion’s former police chief, to ban cameras from court proceedings.
2 injured in east Topeka rollover crash
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Police responded to a rollover crash in east Topeka Tuesday involving two vehicles. Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka told 27 News police were called around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 to a report of a two vehicle injury crash near the intersection of Southeast 23rd Street and Southeast Adams Street. […]
Geary County Booking Photos Aug. 27
Recent Booking Activity for the Geary County Detention Center. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. Bonds have been posted. Photos are unavailable. Kagan Osborn, Use/possess with intent to use drug paraphernalia into human body, Possession of marijuana, arrested...
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