Two Emporians escaped injury after a wreck on the Kansas Turnpike near Lawrence on Sunday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 9:20 am. A small SUV driven by 42-year-old Bobby Joel Gryner of Emporia and a car driven by 19-year-old Maelyn Kaeb of Overland Park were both eastbound when Gryner started...

Ulta Beauty's getting ready to begin business in Emporia this month, and it's doing so with two opening activities. The store at the Emporia Pavilions will have a soft open all day Friday beginning at 10 am, followed by the official grand opening event including a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 am May 15. Ulta is part o...

Two people were hurt, including one eventually airlifted to an out-of-area hospital, after an equipment issue in a semi led to a two-vehicle wreck near the Lyon-Chase county line late Monday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened shortly before 10:15 pm on US Highway 50 on the Chase County side of the...

Emporia Fire says two cats were killed during a house fire Monday night. Emporia Fire and Emporia Police responded to 920 Sunrise around 8 pm, with Olpe Fire, Evergy and Kansas Gas also responding. EFD Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says three cats and a dog were rescued, but two cats died and the status of 11 other cats ...

An investigation is underway after an arrest this past weekend on suspected drug and weapons violations. Lyon County deputies arrested Fredy Zelaya early Saturday on suspicion of possessing a stolen firearm, criminal possession of a weapon by a felon and possession of a firearm while under the influence, as well as pos...

Chase County softball is building momentum at the right time of the season. Sitting at 12-8 overall, the Lady Bulldogs have won four of their last six games and currently hold fourth place in the 2-1A Regional 2 standings. With just three games remaining in the regular season, Chase County is finding its rhythm on both...

The Emporia State softball team was honored today as the MIAA released its 2026 All-MIAA Softball team. A whopping seven Lady Hornets were named to the teams led by Brooke Flewelling on the Second Team. She hit .351 and led the league with 16 home runs and had eight doubles and four triples. Taryn Burkhardt and Addi...

Baseball: NH 7 MdCV 6 MdCV 12 NH 1 Mission Valley 7 SLC 2 Osage City 15 Humboldt 3 Humboldt 15 Osage City 5 Chase County 10 Wolfdogs 1 Chase County 7 Wolfdogs 5 Council Grove 13 Hillsboro 2 Council Grove 13 Hillsboro 4 Softball: MdCV 25 NH 11 MdCV 15 NH 3 Osage City 3 Humboldt 1 Osage City 5 Humboldt 2 Mission Valley 1...

Osage City's Emory Speece was named to the 2026 Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star game roster on Monday. Speece who just signed with Kansas City Kansas CC to continue her basketball career will travel to Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina on June 20 to play in the game. She will suit up for the Blue Team...

Emporia High tennis competed Monday at the Centennial League meet held at Kossover Tennis Courts in Topeka. In singles play, Brecken Hines finished 10th with a 2-2 record on the day, picking up a pair of wins in bracket play. Ricardo Macias placed 12th, going 0-4 while facing a tough slate of opponents. On the doubles ...