Matthew Self

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka first responders rushed to help five people after their vehicle became trapped in floodwaters early Tuesday morning. Kimberly Qualls with the City of Topeka said that city fire crews and officers received a report of a traffic hazard just before 1:35 a.m. on June 9 near the intersection of Southeast 29th […]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Storms accompanied by strong winds caused power outages and property damage across much of northeast Kansas Monday night. Storms that occurred the night of June 8-9 in northea…

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka school district reports that all summer school programs are closed Tuesday following recent severe weather. USD 501 made the announcement via social media shortly after 6 a.m. on June 9. The district said the scheduled summer school activities are cancelled for the day due to overnight storms that caused flooding […]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Evergy reports that it has restored power to much of its service area in Kansas and Missouri Tuesday following recent severe weather, but is still working to fix some of the reported outages. Courtney Lewis, a spokeswoman for Evergy, said that work crews have repaired around 75% of the reported power outages that […]

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Evergy reports that over 90% of damage caused by recent severe weather across Kansas is now repaired, with additional outages expected to be fixed in the coming days. Evergy a…

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Weather officials have issued a tornado watch for parts of northeast Kansas Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado watch at 2:10 p.m. on June 10 for multiple counties in northeast Kansas. the current watch will remain in effect until 9 p.m. on June 10 for the following counties: We […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY (KSNT) – Law enforcement is investigating the death of a local man after his body was recovered from Lake Perry this week. Jefferson County Sheriff Tim Bacon told 27 News tha…

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Two suspects at the center of a Topeka child murder case are set to appear before a judge and jury later this year after they pleaded not guilty to their charges. Topeka locals Kyle…

Editor’s Note: The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office corrected the location and agency that found the missing woman. This article has been updated to display the correct information. SHAW…

Context: The attached video initially aired on June 6. TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local family is in mourning after a recent highway crash in Wabaunsee County claimed the lives of two people and hospitalize…