Correction: This story has been updated to reflect the new common consumption area isn’t open yet and is awaiting signage to be installed. We regret the error. EMPORIA (KSNT) – City leaders in Emporia approved an ordinance to establish a new alcohol drinking zone in the downtown area on Wednesday. Christine Torrens with the City…… MORE
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
