Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Jackson County charges against Emporia business owner dismissed
Charges against an Emporia business owner have been dismissed in Jackson County. Justin Hensley was initially charged with rape, aggravated criminal sodomy and aggravated battery after an incident thi...
Oct 06, 2024 Kansas Courts graphic.
Council Grove teen hospitalized after fatal wreck in northwest Kansas
A Council Grove teenager was hospitalized after a fatal crash in northwest Kansas on Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pickup crashed on Thomas County Road 21 near a Y-type intersection with a ...
Oct 06, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Tollbooth canopy removed at Kansas Turnpike's Emporia gate
The Kansas Turnpike Authority's cashless tolling process continues locally. Demolition crews have taken down the longstanding canopy at the Emporia tollgate, doing so late last month, according to spo...
Oct 04, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Fire destroys car driving through KTA Emporia gate
A fire destroyed a car moving through the Kansas Turnpike Emporia tollgate Friday afternoon. Emporia Fire responded around 3 pm, and Battalion Chief Ryan Conley tells KVOE News a small car was fully e...
Oct 04, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
ESU HOMECOMING: Brockman touts servant leadership during Hayes Leadership Lecture
The speaker at Emporia State University's Hayes Leadership Lecture says his time on campus helped to get him ready for the real world in several ways. Dennis Brockman, Class of 1987, says he got valua...
Oct 04, 2024 ESU alum Dennis Brockman gave the university's Hayes Leadership Lecture on Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Medicare information events filling local calendar
As Newman Regional Health gets ready for its Medicare Town Hall opportunities Monday, there is more information about the federal insurance plan coming soon as well. Newman Regional Health has town ha...
Oct 04, 2024 Medicare logo.
Dry conditions expected for at least a week; low-level drought expands slightly
Short-term heat has graced the KVOE listening area recently and will do so again soon. Thursday's 92-degree high was close to the existing record of 96 degrees set back in 2006. After a high in the lo...
Oct 04, 2024 US Drought Monitor map.
Kansas Corporation Commission announces Kansas Gas rate increase settlement increase
Kansas Gas ratepayers will need to budget for slightly higher payments after a settlement announced by the Kansas Corporation Commission on Thursday. The KCC approved a $35 million increase in rates a...
Oct 04, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CCLIP work begins in downtown Emporia while pavement, storm sewer repairs await near 29th Terrace and Westlake
Early work is now underway for Emporia's annual CCLIP street project, and another planned project is beginning soon in far northwest Emporia. Communications Manager Christine Torrens says the city's c...
Oct 04, 2024 Prior pavement has been removed on Commercial Street between the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks and Kansas Avenue as part of CCLIP. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Pavilions, Phase 4: Construction begins soon for Ulta, PetSmart
As Phase 3 work wraps up at the Emporia Pavilions shopping center in northwest Emporia, Phase 4 work is teed up and ready to begin shortly. City officials have confirmed Ulta Beauty and PetSmart will ...
Oct 03, 2024 As Old Navy opens Saturday, preparations are underway for construction to begin soon immediately to the east. Ulta Beauty and PetSmart will be the Emporia Pavilions' next tenants. Chuck Samples/KVOE News,
