Temporary for one. Permanent for another. Regardless, Emporia's list of restaurants shortened by 2 this week. Palermo's Italian Ristorante, 2002 West 6th, has posted it is temporarily closed. Reasons have not been given and there is no indication when or if the restaurant will reopen. Palermo's had opened in the summer...

Since a major refresh of the Kansas Turnpike's Emporia service exit was announced earlier this summer, the general timeline has been 15-18 months. The Turnpike Authority outlined a firmer time frame Thursday. Foundation walls and footing construction will take place in October and November, with vertical structural ste...

Emporia Fire is investigating after a small fire in an east-Emporia mobile home. Firefighters were called out to 321 Eveningside shortly after 10:40 am Friday. The fire was limited to the kitchen area, although there was smoke throughout the structure. A cause has not been determined. No injuries were reported.

Emporia Police officers had a unique chase in parts of the city Friday night. Police Sgt Dominick Vortherms tells KVOE News there was a disturbance call at Casey's East, 1402 East 6th, around 8:30 pm. Officers initially tried a traffic stop with the driver of a semi, but the driver did not comply -- so officers followe...

Residents served by the National Weather Service's transmitter signal out of Halls Summit may have noticed the signal hasn't been up to standard recently. The Weather Service says the transmitter, also known as KGG98, has had a degraded signal due to low power. Troubleshooting began Friday, but it is currently unclear ...

Osage City made the most of its big-play opportunities Friday night, rallying from a halftime deficit to defeat Olpe 20-7 in the season opener at the new Olpe Fitness Park. Osage City struck first when Sawyer Speece broke loose for a 61-yard touchdown run with 9:03 remaining in the opening quarter. The Indians missed t...

The Emporia High defense made a statement in the season opener Friday night, scoring three touchdowns as the Spartans dominated Wichita North 67-0 at Wichita Northwest High School. Emporia's defense set the tone from the opening whistle, scoring touchdowns on the Spartans' first two defensive possessions. Noah Rodecap ...

The Emporia State volleyball team has started the Sioux Falls Tournament 3-0 with wins over UMary and Augustana today. This morning, ESU swept the Marauders 25-18, 25-21, 25-15 at the Stewart Center in Sioux Falls, S. D. The Lady Hornet offense was humming outhitting UMary .303 to .181 in the match. Newcomer Piper B...

The Emporia State volleyball team opened the Sioux Falls Tournament with a win over the host Panthers in five sets on Thursday. ESU came from behind for a 25-21, 21-25, 20-25, 25-13, 15-13 thriller at the Stewart Center in Sioux Falls, S. D. Both teams hit over .250 in the first set as ESU notched a tight win, but th...

A pair of second-half goals from Brayden Sailer propelled Emporia High soccer to a 2-0 victory over Seaman on Thursday. The Spartans and Vikings battled to a scoreless draw through the opening 40 minutes before EHS broke through midway through the second half. Sailer beat the Seaman goalkeeper twice in a span of minute...