TOPEKA (KSNT) – A new fine dining experience and wine bar is set to open in the Capital City this summer. 27 News spoke with Nathan Mikoleit, a co-owner of Board & Barrel Wine Bar, about the new business taking shape in west Topeka. He said the restaurant and wine bar is in its construction…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The City of Topeka shared updates on the status of snow plowing efforts. The city said it hopes to have a pass on every residential street by Thursday evening. In an effort to assist downtown businesses, the city has opened the Park N Shop, Centre City and Crosby parking garages to be…… MORE
Update 9:51 a.m.: the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office says the westbound lanes are still closed and that crews are working to reopen one lane of the highway. Kansas Department of Transportation trucks are salting the fast lane. MAPLE HILL (KSNT) – I-70 just south of Maple Hill is shut down after a semi truck fire.…… MORE
DOVER (KSNT) – A handicapped Dover man was surprised when his cameras caught a neighbor shoveling snow from his walkway; no questions asked. Dover resident Russ Shults posted in a Dover Facebook group after the kind deed, asking who’d cleaned the ramp. Shults said he is an amputee and his wife also has trouble getting…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – State officials are asking Kansas employers to pitch in to help fight human trafficking within the workforce. Becky Shaffer with the Kansas Department of Labor (KDOL) said in a press release on Wednesday, Jan. 8 that employers are being urged to take action against human trafficking within the state’s workforce. Human trafficking…… MORE
MAYETTA (KSNT) – Country music singer Tracy Lawrence is due to visit northeast Kansas at a local event venue to deliver some classic honky-tonk tunes. Prairie Band Casino & Resort announced in early January that Tracy Lawrence will be visiting its Great Lakes Ballroom for a performance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3. Tickets…… MORE
Update 9:51 a.m.: the Wabaunsee County Sheriff’s Office says the westbound lanes are still closed and that crews are working to reopen one lane of the highway. Kansas Department of Transportation trucks are salting the fast lane. MAPLE HILL (KSNT) – I-70 just south of Maple Hill is shut down after a semi truck fire.…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Midland Care Meals on Wheels will be closed for another day after a blizzard blanketed much of the Midwest. Midland Care announced on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in a social media post that it made the decision to close out of concern for staff, volunteers and the community. Midland Care has been closed…… MORE
Editor’s Note: Kansas Gas Service clarified that the strategy to purchase natural gas in summer months is a long-held practice and didn’t come as a result of Winter Storm Uri. TOPEKA (KSNT) – In 2021, Kansans were left on the hook for millions of dollars worth of natural gas after a sharp price increase. 27…… MORE
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Scott Schwab announced he will make a run for Kansas Governor in 2026. On Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Great Bend native with two terms as Kansas Secretary of State made the announcement. “We need to return to the values and principles that have always fueled us, and gave me the strength to…… MORE
