TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Planning Commission will consider a wind energy ban and a one-year solar energy moratorium. At 6 p.m. on Monday, May 13, a public hearing will be held at the East Wing of the Great Overland Station at 701 N Kansas Ave. “This public hearing process is a very important []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A man was sentenced for a slew of charges including murder in the second degree on April 30. On March 30, 2021, Topeka police saw a white SUV driving the wrong way on a one-way street. Later officers found the vehicle had crashed into a Toyota Camry at Southwest 5th Street. and []
We'll have a, nearly, stationary front draped across the area today, and that may be the focus for some showers and storms to develop later this morning. While those are not expected to become severe, there may be some hail embedded in the strongest cells. More storms are expected to develop to our west and []
WESTMORELAND (KSNT) - Evergy provided an update on the storms that caused severe damage in northeast Kansas. Evergy says the tornado in Westmoreland damaged the city's electrical system. There were almost 1,000 customers without power. Additional crews were called in from surrounding areas to help restore power and rebuild. They said crews would be in []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Following a round of deadly storms Wednesday night, these facilities are providing locations to dump tree limbs in Topeka. City of Topeka residents are welcome to take limbs and organic debris to the Garick Biomass Facility at 2200 NW Water Works Way. A city spokeswoman said Custom Tree Care's Forestry Facility at []
JUNCTION CITY (KSNT) - USD 475 approved the hiring of a new Lincoln Elementary and Spring Valley Elementary principal at the last regular school board meeting. At Lincoln Elementary, Daniel Dinkel was hired to take over the 2024-25 school year following the retirement of long-serving principal Kathi Teeter. Dinkel is currently an instructional coach at []
TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas Legislature passed a new tax package, before adjourning. It comes after hours of re-working their rejected proposal Tuesday night. The bill passed the Senate 25-9, after passing the House 108-11. It now heads to the Governor's desk. The package is similar to the previous proposal – which included a two-rate income tax []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka police have arrested another individual relating to the fifth homicide of 2024 in Topeka. Topeka police have made another arrest after investigating a shooting in the 3700 block of SW Park South Ct. According to a release from the Topeka Police Department (TPD), after the investigation, Lolita Bradford, 25, of Topeka []
Some Kansas lawmakers have seen renderings of what a stadium for the Chiefs could look like positioned in western Wyandotte County.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - In Tuesday's severe storms, the Shawnee County tornado sirens sounded longer than expected. Officials say there was a software issue. Shawnee County sounded its tornado sirens the afternoon of April 30 after a tornado warning was issued for Shawnee County. Shawnee County Emergency Manager Dusty Nichols told 27 News the sirens wouldn't []
TOPEKA (KSNT) - According to the FreeState Electric Coop outage map, there are 522 customers in Jackson County without power, as of 9:40 p.m. There are almost 1,300 Evergy customers near Westmoreland and Topeka without power. Multiple power outages are being reported across northeast Kansas as a powerful storm system rolls through the area Tuesday []
LAWRENCE (KSNT) - Chris Harris Jr. is hanging up the cleats. The former Jayhawk is retiring from football after a 12-year NFL career. He retires as a four-time pro-bowler. Harris Jr. played in 50 games for KU from 2007-2010. The Bixby, Oklahoma native racked up three picks and nearly 300 tackles while a Jayhawk. His []