Guilty across the board. Following a week-long trial last week, a Lyon County jury has convicted Russell Paul Patterson on single counts of rape, commercial sexual exploitation of a child and aggravated human trafficking dating back to illegal sexual activity with a then-17-year-old this past July. Several years ago, P...

Jury trial dates have been announced in a Lyon County drug distribution case. Tentative trial start dates of June 23, July 28 or Aug. 4 were recently set in the case against Clifford Vanderzanden. A status hearing is coming June 18. Vanderzanden stands accused of distributing up to 100 grams of methamphetamine, as well...

Jury trial dates are on the Lyon County docket as an aggravated burglary case continues. Judge Jeff Larson set potential trial dates of July 14, July 28 or Aug. 4 in the case against Tanner Brooks as part of a hearing Friday. There will be a status hearing July 9. Brooks is charged with one count of aggravated resident...

Fire damaged an Emporia home on Sunday. Crews were called to 118 West shortly after 3 pm. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says crews could see fire and heavy smoke as they arrived a few minutes later, eventually finding flames in a second-story bedroom. The fire damage was limited to the bedroom, but there ...

Formal charges are under discussion in multiple counties against an Arizona man after an alleged pursuit originating in Harvey County went through Marion and Chase counties before ending with an arrest in Lyon County. Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh says his deputies were notified of a pursuit entering Chase County sh...

The Emporia High softball team was swept by Iola on Friday night at Peter Pan Park. Iola won the first game, 23-6, scoring 20 runs over the final two innings, and took the second game, 5-2. In game one, Iola had a 1-0 lead through one before Emporia High scored three in the second. Marley Sewell tied the game with an ...

The Northwest Missouri baseball team did their damage in three big innings and that was enough to beat the Hornets 12-5 in the second game of a three game series in Maryville, Mo. on Friday. With the win, the Bearcats take the series with one game to play. ESU took the lead with two runs in the fifth on a sacrifice f...

The Hornets gave up a pair of runs in the first and second and never led in a 10-6 loss in game one of their final series of the regular season at Northwest Missouri on Thursday. The Hornets fought back with two runs in the fourth inning on a sacrifice fly and a Cooper Schwindt RBI single, but the Bearcats got them ri...

The Emporia High girls soccer team had its three-match winning streak snapped in a 3-1 loss to Liberal on Thursday night. The Lady Red struck first, but EHS responded when Keilara Owens knotted the match at 1, scoring off a rebound on a corner kick. Liberal had an immediate response to the Lady Spartan score and added ...

The Emporia High girls swim and dive team finished in third place in its Senior Day Invitational on Thursday. Emporia High scored 357 points finishing behind McPherson and Independence. Allie Weiss kicked off the meet with a first place finish in diving with a score of 271.05. Weiss said the meet could've done better i...