• How a phone call accidentally led Billeter to ESU

    EMPORIA (KSNT) - If it wasn't for a simple phone call to one of his long-time friends, Tom Billeter would not be the current head coach of Emporia State men's basketball. That long-time friend is Brian Ostermann, Emporia State's head women's basketball coach. The two have known each other for over 30 years, crossing paths []

  • Cleanup, restoration efforts continue after severe storm hits NE Kansas

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Communities in Northeast Kansas are still picking up after Wednesday nights round of severe storms. Some folks in Pottawatomie and Jefferson counties still have quite a bit of cleaning up to do in the aftermath of last night's storm. Severe thunderstorms and strong winds caused major damages to houses, schools, barns and []

  • Topeka raised $4 million in 6 years to support St. Jude

    TOPEKA (KSNT) — Seven days until the seventh St. Jude Dream Home Campaign in Topeka, and every ticket sold and penny raised helps a child's chance of living. Over the past six years, with the help of your generosity, the Topeka community has been able to raise more than $4 million during the St. Jude []

  • Summer road work coming for Hunters Ridge area

    SHAWNEE CO. (KSNT) - Shawnee County Commissioners have approved a major project for the Hunters Ridge area. This concerns the area of the 46th street exit on Highway 75 just north of Topeka. Construction crews will fix the roundabout under the highway and the two approaches on 46th street. One lane will be under construction at a []

  • Biologists remove 61,000 pounds of invasive carp from Kansas River

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - A state biologist is giving an update more than two years in to the ongoing struggle to remove invasive fish that are strangling the Kansas River. 27 News spoke with Liam Odell, a Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) invasive carp biologist, to learn the latest in the department's efforts to []

  • Shawnee Co. Sheriff’s Office explains phone issues, 911 services remain intact

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - A local law enforcement agency had phone issues, along with many other Kansans, Wednesday. The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) told 27 News it had some issues with phones being down, but that it had no impact on the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center's ability to receive incoming calls. A spokeswoman with []

  • Police say suspect threatened to shoot student at KCK middle school

    The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is searching for a suspect who threatened to shoot a student at Gloria Mills Middle School.

  • Man sentenced for sextortion scheme involving KU student

    An Alabama man has been sentenced in connection with a sextortion case against a University of Kansas student.

  • Dickey Betts, Allman Brothers Band member, dies at 80

    The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer died Thursday at his home in Florida, according to a statement from his famiy.

  • 12 jurors have been seated in Donald Trump’s hush money trial

    A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, and the court quickly turned to selecting alternate jurors.

  • Kansas lawmakers weigh in on Jake LaTurner exit

    TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas lawmakers are sharing their thoughts following the recent announcement Congressman Jake LaTurner will not seek reelection. Kansas House Majority Leader Chris Croft issued a statement Thursday, April 18 just hours after LaTurner announced he would not seek another term as the 2nd District Representative for the Sunflower State in Washington D.C. []

  • Kansas Gov. signs aviation, beer and historic railroad bills

    TOPEKA (KSNT) – Governor Laura Kelly is giving her approval for seven bills Thursday which will have big impacts on the state's aviation industry and microbrewery owners. Seven bills in Kansas are the latest to become laws this year, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor. More information on these bills is []