Conditions were nearly ideal for Thursday night's lunar eclipse. Partly cloudy conditions were in place for the near-total eclipse. ESU Peterson Planetarium Director and physics instructor Mark Brown says lunar eclipses can show different changes in the atmosphere. Brown says there will be 2 penumbral eclipses next yea...

Summer hasn't ended yet, and the Salvation Army is already thinking about fall and winter. And if you're thinking about winter and the Salvation Army, that means the annual bell-ringing campaign. And that's changing, according to Captain Mylie Hadden on KVOE's Talk of Emporia this week. Specifically, the registration w...

Summertime heat is definitely locked into the upcoming weather forecast for at least a week. Seasonal air temperatures around 90 degrees Friday will give way to highs near 100 by Sunday. Dewpoints will be in the 60s for the next week, but peak heat index readings will still climb to at or slightly above 100 degrees fro...

Residents still have some time if they want to participate in Emporia's ongoing Rail Corridor Safety Improvement Program. The survey remains available at corridorsafetyimprovements.com. You are encouraged to click the "Share Your Feedback" link at the top of the page, click on the Feedback Editor left of the ...

Vamos a Pescar celebrates its 10th anniversary Saturday, and Emporia State's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center will be abuzz with activity. Speaking of activities, that list is longer than it was a decade ago, but USD 253 Student & Family Liaison Patricia Saenz-Reyes says the core mission has been the sa...

Ron Slaymaker went "Beyond the Scoreboard" as part of a documentary that made its debut in Emporia on Wednesday. And close to 600 people went with him to the Emporia Granada Theatre. "Coach Slay: Beyond the Scoreboard" highlights Slaymaker's days growing up in Peabody, changing his college plans fro...

The Osage City volleyball team returns to the court looking to build on a breakthrough 2025 season. The Lady Indians made their first trip back to the state tournament in 15 years last fall, capping the season with 27 victories and a sub-state championship. Head coach Carly Chisham is hopeful that success can provide m...

The Emporia State volleyball team is fourth in the 2026 MIAA Volleyball Preseason Poll. Washburn edged out Nebraska Kearney for the top spot with each team receiving 134 points in the poll, but Washburn got five first-place votes while the Lopers received four. Missouri Western was third and received two first-place ...

Emporia High volleyball looks to build off a 24-12 season in 2025, as 20-plus win campaigns have become the norm under head coach Ping Wang. The Lady Spartans will have to replace the production of last year's team, including Jade Xu, who is now a member of the Emporia State volleyball team. But Wang says the season wa...

The Emporia State soccer team has been slotted seventh in the MIAA Women's Soccer Preseason Poll released on Wednesday. Washburn, the 2023 & 2024 MIAA champions, are the pick to win the league in 2026 with seven first-place votes. They finished undefeated but runners-up in the league last year to upstart Pittsbur...