A preliminary hearing in a Lyon County aggravated burglary case has been rescheduled. Trevor Burton, age 28 of Emporia, was originally set for a prelim Monday, but that was continued to June 4 with defense attorney Paul Dean recently appointed to the case and unavailable for Monday's scheduled hearing. Burton faces six...

With the overall timetable getting delayed, an information meeting on Emporia's Southeast Transmission Waterline Project has been canceled. Residents had been advised of a meeting Wednesday evening at White Auditorium. On KVOE's Morning Show earlier this month, City Engineer Jim Ubert had mentioned plans to begin const...

Could the Farm Bill finally be updated? US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas is expressing hope there could well be a new bill by August. He tells Brownfield Ag News there are two possible starting points for renewed conversations, one coming from the House Ag Committee or a draft from Arkansas Senator John Boozman. Anothe...

Severe weather isn't in our immediate forecast picture, but the National Weather Service is coming to Emporia on Tuesday to discuss severe weather readiness. The annual storm spotter training session is at 7 pm Tuesday at the Emporia State Memorial Union Preston Family Room. These sessions provide basic lessons about s...

Lillian Lingenfelter is seeking another term on the USD 253 Board of Education. Lingenfelter filed for re-election with the Lyon County Clerk's Office Monday. Lingenfelter was elected to the school board back in 2021 and currently serves as the President of the board. A career educator currently at Burlington High Scho...

The #19/No. 5 seed Kansas State women's basketball team is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2002 after defeating #13/No. 4 seed Kentucky 80-79 in the second round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. on Sunday. UK led by five at the end of the first, but KSU took a t...

Legendary "Voice of the Jayhawks" Bob Davis has passed away at the age of 80. His family made the announcement on Friday afternoon. Davis was a native Kansan and was born in Iola growing up in Topeka and graduating from Topeka West and later Washburn University. His first broadcasting job was at KAYS in Ha...

The No. 5 seed Kansas State women's basketball team blasted No. 12 seed Fairfield 85-41 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Friday. The 'Cats jumped in front with a 21-9 first quarter and held a 12-point lead at the break. Using a 16-0 run in the third, the Wildcats blew the game open by o...

The Emporia State baseball team used a big fourth inning to beat Newman 10-7 to win game one of a three-game series at the Trusler Sports Complex in Emporia on Friday. The Jets jumped in front quickly with a three-run first inning, but the Hornets answered with three in the bottom of the second on RBI singles by Brady...

The season came to an end for Kansas men's basketball in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 79-72 loss to Arkansas in Providence, R. I. The teams sprinted out offensively in the first 20 minutes with the Razorbacks holding a slim 47-44 lead at the break. KU trailed by as many as 11 in the second half but w...