Author Archives: Chuck Samples

A Texas semi driver was hurt in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 9:40 am. Troopers say the semi was southbound on I-35 ...

Developers say a long-discussed travel plaza in far west Emporia is about to see above-ground construction. No date has been announced, but Brownstone 3 Vice President for Operations Darrin Dodge says...

The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas' Board of Directors has a special meeting coming Tuesday afternoon. Board members have planned an executive session to discuss non-elected p...

Parts of Emporia dealt with a power outage late Saturday night into early Sunday. Evergy reports close to 1,000 customers lost power in west Emporia and nearby areas outside the city limits around 10:...

Nobody was home when fire developed and apparently ripped through a rural Emporia home early Sunday morning. Local emergency personnel began getting alerts about the fire in the 1800 block of Road B-5...

The national push to redraw Congressional boundary lines hasn't gotten into the Kansas Legislature yet, but at least one gubernatorial candidate says it should. Jeff Colyer is calling for Kansas to re...

Blue-green algae alerts continue for three local and two area lakes as the Labor Day weekend progresses. In Emporia, the Peter Pan Park pond remains in an algae warning, as do Emporia State University...

A Lyon County criminal case starting with charges of child rape is ending with a sentence of probation after a plea agreement on lesser charges reached earlier this year. On Friday, Judge Laura Miser ...

Thursday's alarm incident that prompted a rapid and extended response from local law enforcement at Newman Regional Health was rooted in hand sanitizer. On Friday morning, Newman Regional Health Publi...

The chance of rainfall is pushing Olpe St Joseph Church's annual barbecue event indoors. Typically, the event is held at Hoelting's Grove, but activities are headed to the Olpe Knights of Columbus Hal...