Author Archives: Chuck Samples

Republicans in Congress are hailing passages in both the House and Senate for President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." The reconciliation bill isn't all the way across the finish line yet after nar...

A preliminary hearing in a Lyon County human smuggling and illegal dentistry case is now reset for September. Initially, Iris Sandoval-Flores was supposed to have a hearing Tuesday, but court proceedi...

Wabaunsee County Sheriff Eric Kirsch says there is an "active and aggressive investigation" now underway after a round of attempted burglaries in rural areas this past weekend. Kirsch says there have ...

Pavement work is taking place at several Emporia locations in the coming days. In fact, starting Tuesday, 15th and Prairie is closed to eastbound traffic for street repairs after work on the 24th and ...

No injuries were reported after a pickup truck was destroyed by fire outside Emporia on Monday night. Emporia Fire responded to the 600 block of Road 170, or just over a mile southwest of the Kansas T...

For months, LCAT has been looking at a full shift from route buses to demand-based service. The shift has happened in stages the last three years, and the final piece of that transition happens Tuesda...

A Lebo woman was hurt after a two-vehicle crash near the town Monday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly before 4 pm near Kansas Highway 131 and Bree Drive, between Lebo and the...

Emporia's Burger King has been at 18th and Industrial Road for over a decade after moving from the east side of town. By the end of the year, it will be back at its old address. Over the weekend, loca...

Lyon County's gravel road network is now almost officially restored after two rounds of flooding in June. The Lyon County Highway Department says it has reopened nine different road segments as of 11 ...

Part of the KVOE listening area is dealing with a severe weather risk Sunday evening. Storms moving through southern Greenwood County generated 60 mph winds in Severy during a severe thunderstorm warn...