A chase that allegedly began in Franklin County and ended in Lyndon has led to formal charges of attempted murder and other counts. Franklin County deputies say they were dispatched to an address just east of Pomona shortly after 2 am Tuesday after a report of shots fired into a home as a suspect allegedly left the sce...

Lyon County Commissioners have contributed to a new construction project on the Lyon County Fairgrounds. During their regular action meeting Thursday, commissioners approved donating $10,000 to the Lyon County Fairboard to assist with the construction of a new chicken and rabbit building, which board member Aaron Armit...

Following a rough winter storm season, Emporia Public Works is currently looking at some changes to snow and ice removal procedures before winter conditions return to the area later this year. That was the main takeaway from Emporia Public Works Director Dean Grant, who presented a winter storm response recap to Empori...

Seven of USD 253 Emporia's nine school buildings have been nominated to be recognized as Capturing Kids' Hearts National Showcase Schools. That was one of the many highlights of the latest district strategic plan quarterly update presented to USD 253 Board of Education members during Wednesday night's regular meeting. ...

Emporia Police Capt. Lisa Hayes has completed specialized training from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hayes spent the last 10 weeks working through the FBI National Academy, a 10-week development program with advanced training in best practices, investigations and leadership. Hayes began with Emporia Police as a...

Emporia State sophomore Perla Conde has been named the MIAA Women's Tennis Player of the Week after helping lead the Lady Hornets to a pair of victories last weekend. The #50 Lady Hornets upset #38 Rockhurst and Conde picked up a win at #3 singles and doubles on the way to a 4-3 victory over the Hawks. She picked up ...

State Basketball Tournaments begin Wednesday at seven sites across Kansas. Six area teams have qualified for state with three set to take the floor on day one. Five teams will be featured on the KVOE Network of Stations with two playing on Wednesday. The Lebo girls are the No. 2 seed in Class 1A-Division II with a 20-2...

Emporia State women's basketball coach Brian Ostermann has announced the addition of Vanessa Coleman to his roster for the upcoming 2025-26 season. The 5-10 senior forward from Tulsa, Okla. is set to play in the Oklahoma Class 6A State Tournament Tuesday where she'll lead Tulsa Union against Norman High School. Oster...

Emporia State athletics completed a successful weekend on Sunday. The Lady Hornet softball team set the tone on Saturday by sweeping Northeastern State. The first game was a shootout with ESU prevailing 12-10 despite being outhit 13-9 by the RiverHawks. Trailing 7-5 going into the sixth, ESU outscored NSU 8-3 the res...

Brackets have been finalized for State Basketball this coming week across Kansas. Six area teams are among the final eight schools in their respective classifications. In Class 2A at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, the Chase County boys are the No. 7 seed and will face No. 2 seed Sterling at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Chase...