Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Hush retiring from ESU presidency by Dec. 17
Saying it's "time to pass the torch," Emporia State University President Ken Hush tells KVOE News he is retiring before the end of the year. Hush plans to have his last day on campus Dec. 17. He thank...
Jul 24, 2025 KVOE News photo.
Annual Homegrown Celebration to feature 20th annual ESB Financial watermelon contests
It's almost watermelon time. No, not watermelon season -- that's been underway for weeks -- but watermelon time because the Emporia Farmers Market's annual Homegrown Celebration is coming Saturday mor...
Jul 24, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Flood watches areawide Thursday into Friday
Thursday and Friday could be eventful in the weather department. Typical summertime heat in the low 90s and heat index readings near 100 degrees will set the stage for a low-end severe weather risk an...
Jul 24, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
Georgia TV hunting show host receives lifetime Kansas hunting ban, five years probation after illegal hunts
A TV show host who allegedly featured an illegal hunt near the KVOE listening area can no longer hunt legally in the state. The US Attorney's Office says 35-year-old Matt Jennings, host of a hunting s...
Jul 24, 2025 US Department of Justice logo.
Missing man found in Allen with reportedly minor injuries; details forthcoming on crash
Details about a vehicle crash in north Lyon County are pending, but the person sought by Lyon County deputies and several emergency response departments has been found. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope a...
Jul 24, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Fire destroys semi on Turnpike in Osage County
No injuries were reported after a semi caught fire on the Kansas Turnpike in Osage County. The incident developed shortly before 7 am Wednesday on the Kansas Turnpike almost 40 miles northeast of Empo...
Jul 23, 2025 Kansas Highway Patrol photo.
Heat, flooding rain and back to heat? Forecast calls for heavy rainfall Thursday and Friday before upper 90s return
Hot and steamy conditions so far this week could be the precursor to heavy, possibly flooding rainfall for much of the KVOE listening area. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for Ly...
Jul 23, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
Emporia aggravated arson cases now into court phase
Separate aggravated arson cases in Emporia are now officially moving into court proceedings. Mitchell Lindsey, age 30 of Emporia, had his first appearance Monday and will have a preliminary hearing Au...
Jul 23, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Hay equipment causes small grass fire in south Lyon County
A small grass fire in southern Lyon County triggered a response from two Lyon County fire departments Tuesday. The fire at Roads 60 and U triggered responses from Olpe and Hartford-Neosho Rapids. Olpe...
Jul 23, 2025 Google Maps image.
Democrat Corson enters governor's race, Toland decides not to run
The field of candidates seeking to follow Laura Kelly as Kansas governor continues to get more crowded -- and there is now a battle setting up on the Democrat side. State Senator Ethan Corson announce...
Jul 23, 2025 Ethan Corson. Kansas Legislature photo.
