Category Archives: Local News
Manhattan boxer fighting her way into national spotlight
MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Manhattan local Sage Rosario has won 11 National Boxing Championships, and she isn't stopping there. Rosario trains at KO Boxing in Manhattan where she spends countless hours in the...
Keller Welton Sep 25, 2025
DOJ says Leavenworth’s interference with proposed ICE facility is ‘unlawful and aggressive’
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The federal government is expressing support for a proposed ICE detention center in Leavenworth. Late Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion supporting CoreCivic, t...
Sean McDowell Sep 25, 2025
Charity honors local veterans with WWII era plane flight
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Nevada-based charity Dream Flights stopped by the Phillip Billard Airport to give eight veterans a chance to fly in a World War Two era Boeing Stearman Biplane. Dream Flights is a char...
Keller Welton Sep 24, 2025
Topeka Zoo’s cheetah has been put down
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Zoo announced on Sept. 24 that one of their cheetah's, Leopold, had severe spinal damage that could not be corrected, and has since been put down. Staff at the Topeka Zoo no...
Keller Welton Sep 24, 2025
‘It can be extremely harmful’: KDHE posts warning for 7-OH products
Context: The above video initially aired in July, 2025. TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansas health officials say a product commonly sold at gas stations, smoke shops and convenience stores may pose a serious healt...
Matthew Self Sep 24, 2025
Topeka car show raising money for K-9 bullet proof vests
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A Topeka organizer is hosting a car show that will raise money to help fund custom-fitted protective vests for K-9 officers. 27 News reached out to event organizer CA Brocueleg to lear...
Colter Robinson Sep 24, 2025
Shrimp recalled in Kansas due to radiation danger: FDA
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Federal officials say shrimp sold under the Kroger brand in more than 30 states are being recalled as they may be contaminated with radioactive material. The Food and Drug Administrati...
Matthew Self Sep 24, 2025
West Ridge Mall store to relocate after eight years
TOPEKA (KSNT) - A longtime tenant of West Ridge Mall has announced it will soon be leaving Topeka for Kansas City. Build A Buddy Factory reported on social media that it will be departing from West Ri...
Matthew Self Sep 24, 2025
Reginald Eggleston talks nomination for Superintendent of the Year
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Geary County School District Superintendent Reginald Eggleston joined the 27 News Morning Show to discuss an upcoming initiative, his nomination as superintendent of the year and distr...
Colter Robinson and Victoria Calhoun Sep 24, 2025
Driver in ‘modified’ Dodge challenger clocked at 110 mph in northeast Kansas
WABAUNSEE COUNTY (KSNT) - Local sheriff's deputies handed out a big ticket to a speeding driver in Wabaunsee County this week. Sergeant Jonathan Sumner with the Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office said ...
Matthew Self Sep 23, 2025


