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Kobach ends investigation into Winter Storm Uri disaster

Kobach ends investigation into Winter Storm Uri disaster

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is ending an investigation into possible Winter Storm Uri price gouging that left Kansans holding the bag after natural gas prices shot up 80-100 times above normal. The Office of Attorney General Kris Kobach issued a press release on Feb. 11 after discovery announcing the dismissal of…MORE

Kansas gov. vetoes ‘Help Not Harm Act’

Kansas gov. vetoes ‘Help Not Harm Act’

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has issued her first veto decision for 2025 on a controversial bill Tuesday. Kelly vetoed for Senate Bill 63 on Feb. 11. Also known as the ‘Help Not Harm Act,’ this bill would restrict the use of state funds to promote gender transitions, prohibit healthcare providers from providing…MORE

Suspect in Salina standoff, officer-involved shooting arrested

Suspect in Salina standoff, officer-involved shooting arrested

SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) – The suspect of a standoff that led to an officer-involved shooting in Salina last week has been taken into custody. On Feb. 4, officers from the Salina Police Department were dispatched to the report of an armed domestic disturbance in the 900 block of Birch Dr. shortly around 11:20 a.m.  When…MORE

Motorcyclist busted going 145 mph in Jefferson County issued nearly $1,000 fine

Motorcyclist busted going 145 mph in Jefferson County issued nearly $1,000 fine

JEFFERSON COUNTY (KSNT) – A motorcyclist received a hefty speeding ticket in Jefferson County earlier this month after being caught going more than double the posted speed limit. 27 News reached out to the Kansas Highway Patrol Wednesday, Feb. 12 regarding a speeding ticket one of the agency’s troopers issued earlier in the month. KHP…MORE

Sen. Marshall loses bet, dons Eagles jersey in D.C.

Sen. Marshall loses bet, dons Eagles jersey in D.C.

KANSAS (KSNT) – Kansas Senator Roger Marshall was seen sporting a Philadelphia Eagles jersey Wednesday after losing a bet to Pennsylvanian senators. Senator Roger Marshall wore an Eagles jersey while in D.C. on Feb. 12. He donned the jersey after losing a Super Bowl wager with Senators Dave McCormick, R-Pa. and John Fetterman, D-Pa. It’s…MORE

Natural gas, housing top inflation chart for the Midwest

Natural gas, housing top inflation chart for the Midwest

KANSAS (KSNT) – Consumers in the Midwest saw inflation increase by 3% across all items in 2024. 27 News is looking at the categories most impacted by inflation. In January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its December 2024 report for the Midwest region. From Dec. 2023 to Dec. 2024, the region saw…MORE

Topeka, Emporia enter heightened accident reporting phases

Topeka, Emporia enter heightened accident reporting phases

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office, Topeka Police Department and Emporia Police Department have entered into restricted accident reporting due to the winter storm that hit the northeast part of the Sunflower State on Wednesday. At the county level, Sheriff Brian C. Hill announced the sheriff’s office would enter into Phase III accident…MORE

How the winter storm is impacting Topeka hospitals

How the winter storm is impacting Topeka hospitals

TOPEKA (KSNT) – The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus and Stormont Vail Health shared updates on operations with wintery weather blanketing northeast Kansas. On Tuesday the hospitals alerted that some clinic services would be impacted but reassured residents that Emergency Room and normal hospital operations would be uneffected. St. Francis Campus St.…MORE

City leaders to look at ways to make back money spent on Hotel Topeka

City leaders to look at ways to make back money spent on Hotel Topeka

TOPEKA (KSNT) – City leaders are looking at ways to make back all the money that they’ve put into Hotel Topeka. While nothing has been brought to the governing body yet, it was talked about Tuesday night at a board of directors meeting. Topeka leaders are discussing implementing a community improvement district for the hotel.…MORE

Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in Tecumseh murder

Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in Tecumseh murder

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) — The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office said it made an arrest after a woman was found dead in Tecumseh last year. According to a release from deputy Abigail Christian, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation last November after finding 50-year-old Monica B. McKay dead in her home. Chandler trial in…MORE