Rainfall remains likely for the rest of Easter Sunday. Showers and embedded thunderstorms are likely through the afternoon hours before rain chances fade around sunset. Storms will be isolated, but there is a marginal severe weather risk for the mid- to late-afternoon hours along and just south of the Kansas Turnpike. ...

Despite damp conditions, the Messiah Lutheran Church drive-in Easter worship service was well-attended at the Lyon County Fairgrounds on Sunday. Interim Pastor Norbert Tegtmeier focused his holiday message on the joy that followed amongst Jesus' disciples once they remembered the words of Scripture leading to his death...

Hornets for Hope held its second annual Suicide Prevention Walk on Saturday at the Emporia State Recreation Center. Activities included raffles, resources and a lived-experience speaker. Hornets for Hope President Steph Struc says it's beneficial to hold an event on campus with interest growing on the topic. As for the...

The now-annual Lyon County Emergency Preparedness Fair stressed the importance of individual preparedness for any emergency Saturday. The Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building played host to the event that welcomed hundreds of visitors and experts on a variety of preparedness topics. Organizer Jarrod Fell says it i...

As has been the case for several years, Emporia celebrated Earth Day with a split event Saturday. Activities started at Emporia State University's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center. Michael Parr, an aquatic invasive species biologist with the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, says it was good to inter...

Attendance may have been down just a bit from years past, however, the 39th annual Flint Hills Optimist Club Easter egg hunt was still an exciting time for children and families Saturday morning. The annual hunt saw over 17,000 pieces of candy scattered throughout Jones Park and children of all ages took very little ti...

Plans to reopen the intersection of 15th and Prairie in Emporia are being pushed back slightly. During an interview with KVOE News Thursday, City Engineer Jim Ubert stated the city was planning to reopen 15th and Prairie, which has been closed as part of the 24th and Prairie water line replacement project, on Monday. ...

After holding a special meeting Thursday, the Emporia Recreation Commission says it will announce its new executive director next week. Board members will have their regular monthly meeting Monday, and the plan is to announce the new director near the end of their proceedings. Finalists are current Assistant Director o...

An Emporia woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not being charged with that crime. Following a review by the Lyon County Attorney's Office, 23-year-old Jocelyn Castillo has been charged with one count of aggravated battery, bodily harm with a deadly weapon. That count also has an alternat charge of domest...

Railroad maintenance is taking place near Neosho Rapids. Lyon County Emergency Communications says crossing work is taking place near Road 150 and X, meaning Road 150 will be closed between X and Y -- and Y will be closed between 150 and 160. Work may be done by Monday but could be extended.

Emporia Police are investigating after an injury crash in north central Emporia on Thursday night. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire responded to 11th and Merchant after two vehicles collided. Fire Capt. Willie Ward says one vehicle broadsided the other, and one person in the T-boned vehicle was taken to Newman Regional ...

A Greenwood County man was killed in a crash near Severy on Friday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident happened just before 9 am on Kansas Highway 99 about two miles north of Severy. Curk Creed, age 64 of Eureka, was driving a concrete truck southbound when the truck went off the right side of the high...

Emporia State Federal Credit Union is alerting members to an ongoing scam effort. According to a news release from the credit union on Friday, scammers have been contacting members impersonating ESFCU employees. The scammers are believed to be cloning the credit union's phone number and contacting members seeking sensi...

Assessments are still ongoing as to the full scope of damage to the Kansas Turnpike bridge over West US Highway 50 in Emporia. Engineers have been examining the damage since it occurred just after 8:30 am Friday when an articulating boom being transported by a lowboy semi collided with the structure in the 4200 block o...

Water service is temporarily offline at Emporia's B&B movie theatre. Flint Hills Mall posted via its official Facebook page early Friday morning that there is "no water at the south end (theatre) of the mall." The mall has placed signage directing patrons to "temporary bathrooms" until the situa...