A Marion man is dead after an incident involving a crash and vehicle fire in Chase County on Monday. Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh says deputies, Chase County Fire and Chase County EMS responded to the 700 block of Middle Creek Road shortly before 6:30 am following a report of a one-vehicle wreck and vehicle fire. L...

There's one more day of high to very high fire danger for area counties before our dry weather pattern changes. Record high temperatures approaching 90 degrees, along with dry grasses and southerly winds as high as 35 mph will keep the fire danger elevated despite relative humidity levels above 30 percent for the after...

Preliminary hearings are now on the docket in Chase County for three of four men accused earlier this year of various hunting violations. After first appearances last week in Cottonwood Falls, Tyler Dickerson, Brody Harrison and Spencer Harshman have preliminary hearings May 1. Michael Bockman has his first appearance ...

Foul play is not suspected after a missing man from Topeka was found dead in Cottonwood Falls on Saturday. Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh says Chase County deputies and Chase County EMS were called to the Dollar General parking lot, 13 South Walnut, for a check welfare call involving an adult male inside a vehicle ar...

With around two weeks to go before a public hearing on the possible closure of Logan Avenue Elementary, USD 253 Emporia Superintendent David McGehee chatted with KVOE News about the current status of the district's cost containment process and next steps as the current academic year ends in 3 months. The public hearing...

The Emporia Hot Flashes granny basketball team went 2-0 in Lawerence on Sunday. They picked up a 66-39 victory over the Kansas Tornadoes in game one. Emporia swept the day by beating the Basket Cases 69-29 in game two. The Flashes are 9-1 on the season. They return to action Sunday, April 12 at the Emporia Recreati...

The Emporia State baseball and tennis teams were both on the road this weekend. The tennis teams swept their final meetings with the Newman Jets in Wichita on Saturday. The Hornets rolled to a 7-0 victory over the Jets. ESU swept the doubles point led by Anton Sarunic and Luke West winning 6-1 at #1 doubles. ESU won...

The Kansas Shrine Duals took place for a third time Saturday at Newman University in Wichita. Four area wrestlers took the mat for a final time in their high school careers in support of Shriners Children's hospitals. Emporia's Yaneli Carranza was a late addition to the event. It didn't slow down the 145 pounder, who t...

Blue was the special color Saturday at the 2026 Flint Hills Optimist All Star Classic at White Auditorium in Emporia. The best senior basketball players shared the court and competed in two competitive games. Allie Kneisler of Lyndon and Dylan Theel of Osage City won the Bryan Douglas Most Valuable Player Awards. The ...

Emporia opened its 2026 track and field season Saturday with a strong showing at the ESU High School Relays at Welch Stadium, as the Spartan boys finished second overall and the girls placed third. Ben Collins led the way for Emporia with a first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at 15.32. He also adde...