Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Chase County deputies investigating weekend vandalism incident
Chase County deputies are asking for help identifying three children who may have been involved in a vandalism incident from the weekend. The Sheriff's Office says the children allegedly broke into th...
Jul 26, 2021 Chase County Sheriff's Office screenshots.
Heat advisory to begin Tuesday for Lyon, most surrounding counties
Blistering heat is returning to the KVOE listening area this week. The National Weather Service has a heat advisory posted from noon Tuesday to 9 pm Thursday, affecting Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and...
Jul 26, 2021
Lyon County deputies looking into two fires, including destructive house fire, at same address near Emporia
Lyon County deputies are now investigating two fires discovered at the same address in less than a week. On Wednesday, deputies were told about a pickup truck that had fire damage inside the vehicle a...
Jul 26, 2021 Lyon County deputies were already investigating a past arson incident involving a pickup truck at 687 Road 170 when an abandoned house caught fire Sunday night. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Royals surge past Detroit, win fourth straight
Down six runs halfway through the game? No problem for the suddenly-resurgent Royals. Carlos Santana hit his 17th home run and Salvador Perez hit his 22nd as Kansas City wiped out a 6-0 lead, using a ...
Jul 25, 2021 Carlos Santana hits a 3-run home run as the Kansas City Royals came from behind to defeat Detroit 9-8 Saturday. Royals.mlb.com screenshot.
BIG 12: Conference considering heftier payouts to keep Oklahoma, Texas
(Sports Illustrated) Big 12 officials are reportedly considering restructuring the league's revenue-sharing system to keep Oklahoma and Texas from bolting to the SEC, according to Dennis Dodd of CBS S...
Jul 25, 2021 Big 12 logo.
OLYMPICS: US teams fare well Saturday
(ESPN/ABC) In Olympics action from Saturday: *The United States swim team claimed six medals, taking its first gold of the Olympics in the men's 400-meter individual medley -- as well as a silver in t...
Jul 25, 2021 Tokyo Olympics logo.
National High School Rodeo Finals wraps up
The National High School Rodeo Finals concluded Saturday night in Lincoln, Nebraska. In tiedown roping, Pax Vogel of Matfield Green had a time of 18.01 seconds, good for 57th on Thursday after a time ...
Jul 25, 2021 National High School Rodeo logo.
Greenwood County heat advisory continues until 7 pm Sunday
Most of the KVOE listening area will be hot Sunday but will at least start the day avoiding any sort of heat alert. Greenwood County is the exception. The National Weather Service has Greenwood County...
Jul 25, 2021 National Weather Service graphic.
Unbound Gravel's Garmin Lunar Ride enjoyable for participants despite heat
Once again, the Garmin Lunar Ride presented by Unbound Gravel had a wide-reaching draw Saturday night. Riders came to Emporia from Nebraska, Oklahoma and as far away as Florida. Chase Sutter from Brok...
Jul 25, 2021 Riders near the finish line in the 2021 Garmin Lunar Ride on Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Morris County Health Department cancels Community Baby Shower
Large-scale events continue in Emporia, but one activity in Morris County is now off the calendar due to COVID-19. The Morris County Community Baby Shower was canceled Friday. The event, which was set...
Jul 24, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
