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Man found guilty of trafficking minors

Man found guilty of trafficking minors

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A man was found guilty of 15 counts of criminal activity including indecent liberties with a child and human trafficking. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said the trial of Topekan Dennis Oneal Johnson ended with a guilty verdict on Thursday, Feb. 20. The trial started Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. The man…MORE

Winners of $26m Kansas water grant program announced

Winners of $26m Kansas water grant program announced

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Kansas Water Office and Governor Laura Kelly announced the winners of $26 million in water project grants on Thursday, Feb. 20. The funds come from the State Water Plan Fund which created two related grant funds in 2023. Municipalities and special districts were awarded $18 million in the first year. In…MORE

Arab Shrine bringing 800 kids together for circus school

Arab Shrine bringing 800 kids together for circus school

Arab Shrine Circus video taken Feb 28, 2020. TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Arab Shriners are putting on an event that will bring over 800 kids from area schools together for the circus. At 10 a.m. on Feb. 21, kids from USD 501, Rossville schools and Holton will go to the Stormont Vail Event Center…MORE

City in NE Kansas tells residents to conserve water

City in NE Kansas tells residents to conserve water

MARSHALL COUNTY (KSNT) – A town in northeast Kansas is telling its residents to limit their water usage. On Thursday, Feb. 20, the City of Marysville shared on social media that there was a break in a sewer line that takes wastewater from the city to a lagoon system. “Limiting your water usage while this…MORE

Billing cycle results in higher utilities for some Kansans

Billing cycle results in higher utilities for some Kansans

TOPEKA (KSNT) – With the way the holidays fell in the middle of the week in 2024, some Kansas residents have received utility bills higher than expected. 27 News spoke to Burlingame Superintendent and Osage County Commissioner Les Holman about the higher bills. He said it was a combination of three factors: a longer billing…MORE

Veteran Salute: From San Antonio to Alaska with the Coast Guard

Veteran Salute: From San Antonio to Alaska with the Coast Guard

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Growing up in San Antonio, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jack Janway would trade the warmth of Texas for multiple deployments to Alaska with the Coast Guard. With many family members close to Janway serving across multiple branches, a news story of al things helped him decide which to join. “One of our…MORE

Veteran Salute: From Antonio to Alaska with the Coast Guard

Veteran Salute: From Antonio to Alaska with the Coast Guard

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Growing up in San Antonio, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jack Janway would trade the warmth of Texas for multiple deployments to Alaska with the Coast Guard. With many family members close to Janway serving across multiple branches, a news story of al things helped him decide which to join. “One of our…MORE

Topeka residents meet, evaluate the city

Topeka residents meet, evaluate the city

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka residents met Wednesday, Feb 19, to serve on a special city committee that hasn’t been seen in a decade. The Topeka Citizen Government Review Committee is made up of five people all selected by the mayor. The last time this group was put together was 2014. For the next six months,…MORE

Topeka Zoo Roar & Pour Wine Fest returns

Topeka Zoo Roar & Pour Wine Fest returns

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Topeka Zoo Roar & Pour Wine Fest will be coming back to the Captial City this April. Roar & Pour Wine Fest offers guests the chance to sample a variety of local and national wines, try dishes from top local chefs, watch renowned glass-blowing artist April Lemon and watch live musical…MORE

Symphony in the Flint Hills will end after 20 years

Symphony in the Flint Hills will end after 20 years

CHASE COUNTY (KSNT) – After 20 years, a musical event in Kansas will soon end. The Symphony in the Flint Hills announced Wednesday, Feb. 19 that 2025 will be the last year for shows. These annual shows were a way for people to appreciate and learn more about the Flint Hills tallgrass prairie After 20…MORE