People who want to attend Emporia Main Street's annual meeting don't have a lot of time, and they don't have a lot of space. The 35th annual Main Street Meeting is at 5:30 pm Friday at the Emporia Arts Council, 815 Commercial. Besides an update on the year's highlights and a look ahead to goals and objectives, the even...

The Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking more members -- but it also wants to know how it can better serve its current members. New Membership Director and Liaison Ben Kohl says the top priority, at least now, is listening. Kohl says the Chamber currently has over 370 members but is seeking more as this effort c...

With early work underway to completely redesign the Kansas Turnpike's service exit just northeast of Emporia, the Turnpike Authority has released renderings of what's to come over the next 18 months. Renderings from TESSERE indicate a centralized travel service center with food, fuel, restrooms and customer service fea...

At least the extreme heat has dissipated. More standard summertime heat is in the works for the rest of the week, thanks to a weak cool front that's bringing us slight to moderate chances of showers and storms through Friday, along with highs in the low- to mid 90s and heat index readings in the mid-90s to near 100 deg...

The Kansas Department of Transportation is urging drivers of semis and large vehicles to make sure their vehicles and loads can fit under bridges of different heights. KDOT says it is joining the national safety campaign called "Check Your Height, Know It's Right." This follows almost 380 incidents, just in K...

With international football's grandest event -- the World Cup -- into the quarterfinal stage and with American football games still over a month away, there is another brand of football that has a noted ESU alum doing very well. Tonight, the Argos travel to Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers. Game time is 7:30 pm. Ph...

There will not be a girls basketball season at Hartford High this fall and winter. USD 252 board members reluctantly approved a 1-year pause in scheduling and operations as part of their meeting Wednesday night, according to Superintendent Ryan Muhlig. Hartford girls had a small roster for the 2025-26 campaign that was...

Emporia State cross country is gearing up for a five-race schedule in 2026. ESU will open the season for the ninth-straight year at Wichita State's JK Gold Classic where the E-State men will run the 6K course and the Lady Hornets will attack the 5K route. ESU then heads to Butler County CC for the Ollie Isom Invite o...

The Emporia State football team has been selected for three games in the MIAA's 2026 MIAA Football Game of the Week Package. It's the third year of the deal between the conference and 38 the Spot in Kansas City, owned by Scripps News. The package will include 13 MIAA games to TV audiences in the greater Kansas City a...

The Mighty Spartans youth football program has officially extended its registration deadline to July 24th, giving local parents additional time to sign up their athletes for the upcoming season. ​Roster spots are still open for athletes entering the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. To ensure development and health, the prog...