Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Two Osage City residents were arrested on suspicion of drug and weapons activity early Friday. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says deputies handled a narcotics search warrant in the 1200 block of La...

Blue-green algae warnings continue for two Emporia and two Melvern-area lakes. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment still has Emporia State's King Lake and the city's Peter Pan Park pond in...

Nobody was hurt after a crash at the Kansas Turnpike's Emporia service exit late Friday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened just before 10:30 pm as a northbound semi, driven by 30...

Foggy conditions are a concern north and east of Emporia on Saturday morning. Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a dense fog advisory until 9 am, with visibility down to a quarter-mile or less. Drive...

Prison is ahead for a man who pleaded no contest to aggravated sexual battery charges against a teenager earlier this year. Luis Jalpa-Sena was sentenced to 68 months, or nearly six years, at sentenci...

IdeaTek continues its heavy presence in Emporia as it works to build out its fiber network by late spring 2026. Spokesman John Terry tells KVOE News the company has split Emporia into 13 different zon...

Topics of Polycart freshness, care and changeout were part of KVOE's Morning Show interview schedule Thursday. The topic came up on the Morning Show late last month, and Solid Waste Supervisor Keith S...

Smoke from Canadian wildfires may have contributed to a fire alarm on the Emporia State campus late Thursday night. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Conley says crews were called to the Towers Comple...

Entertainment in two different categories is coming to the Historic Richard Howe Farmstead this weekend. Saturday features the second annual Howe House Hoist, according to Lyon County History Center D...

Several area bridge projects are moving forward with state and/or federal funding assistance after an announcement Thursday. Greenwood County is getting $1.2 million as part of work on 100th Street ov...