Category Archives: Local News

Topeka food truck owners dealing with repeat thievery

Topeka food truck owners dealing with repeat thievery

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A family-owned taco truck in Topeka is the victim of several thefts just in the past month. K-Tacos opened for the year in February and has already had several gas tanks stolen.Although there are two cameras on the property this hasn’t stopped the thieves from taking advantage of the business. The tanks…MORE

Thieves steal hundreds of dollars in gas tanks from Topeka food truck

Thieves steal hundreds of dollars in gas tanks from Topeka food truck

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A family-owned taco truck in Topeka is the victim of several thefts just in the past month. K-Tacos opened for the year in February and has already had several gas tanks stolen.Although there are two cameras on the property this hasn’t stopped the thieves from taking advantage of the business. The tanks…MORE

Topeka man found guilty of stabbing gas station cashier

Topeka man found guilty of stabbing gas station cashier

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man was found guilty of an attempted homicide from 2019. Anthony R. Downing, of Topeka, was found guilty by a jury of an attempted homicide, according to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay. Downing’s trial started Monday, March 3, and a verdict was rendered three days later. Downing was convicted…MORE

How to secure your spot for the 30th Blarney Breakfast

How to secure your spot for the 30th Blarney Breakfast

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Lacey Kinder with the Capper Foundation joins the 27 News Morning crew with a look ahead at this year’s fundraiser event and advice for securing your spot. For more information watch the interview above, or head to the Capper Foundation’s website here. KBOE to vote to remove controversial Kansas high school graduation…MORE

Complaint alleges K-State violated executive orders

Complaint alleges K-State violated executive orders

Context: video aired on Jan. 23. MANHATTAN (KSNT) – An organization for young conservatives has filed a civil rights complaint against Kansas State University for allegedly violating Title VI, Title IX and some recent executive orders from the Trump Administration. According to the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) complaint filed on March 3, K-State renamed its…MORE

Bridge failure reported in Nemaha Co.

Bridge failure reported in Nemaha Co.

NEMAHA COUNTY (KSNT) – The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office (NCSO) is telling residents to take alternate routes due to a bridge failure. According to the NCSO, 56th Road between G Road and H Road on a section of Old 9 Highway south of Centralia will be closed until Wednesday, March 12, due to a bridge…MORE

Classical guitarist coming to Topeka for library concert

Classical guitarist coming to Topeka for library concert

TOPEKA (KSNT) – An American classical guitarist based out of Detroit and New York is coming to the Capital City for a free concert being held at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library (T&SCPL). Peter Fletcher, a guitarist who’s performed a solo recital at Carnegie Hall, will be playing one of the seven free…MORE

Two seriously injured in head-on crash in Nemaha Co.

Two seriously injured in head-on crash in Nemaha Co.

NEMAHA COUNTY (KSNT) – Deputies worked the site of a major head-on crash on K-63 in Nemaha County on Wednesday. The Nemaha County Sheriff’s Office reported on social media around 11:40 a.m. on March 5 that its deputies were responding to a multi-vehicle crash about three miles north of the town of Corning. According to…MORE

Veteran Salute: Updating the squadron as a Tech Librarian

Veteran Salute: Updating the squadron as a Tech Librarian

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Serving in the Navy for more than a decade, Ramona Weekley-Long worked behind the scenes ensuring pilots and support staff were equipped with everything they needed. At the turn of the decade, Weekley-Long was looking for a change. “In 1980 I was 18-years-old and I just thought you know, Indiana, small town,”…MORE