Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Kobach announces several settlement agreements
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has announced results of several lawsuits against major international companies. Kobach says a coalition of attorneys general nationwide has led to a nearly $150 mi...
Dec 25, 2025 Kris Kobach. KVOE News file photo.
Final Lyon County vehicle tag renewal deadline coming Dec. 30
The Lyon County Motor Vehicle Office has its final vehicle tag deadline of the year next week. Dec. 30 will be the last day residents with last names beginning with the letters U, X, Y and Z to handle...
Dec 25, 2025 Lyon County graphic.
Council Grove woman, Colorado man hurt in Christmas Eve wreck north of Emporia
A Council Grove woman and Colorado man were hurt after a crash north of Emporia on Christmas Eve. Lyon County Deputy Fernando Zuniga says the crash happened near the junction of Kansas Highway 99, Roa...
Dec 24, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Former Burnap Bros co-owner Martell passes away
Funeral services have been announced for one-time Emporia business co-owner Ken Martell, who passed away earlier this week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Onaga, Martell graduated from ...
Dec 24, 2025 Ken Martell. Meyers Funeral Chapel photo.
Foggy Christmas morning expected, cooldown coming soon
The only thing holiday-ish about the weather forecast is the "foggy Christmas Eve" that's in the works tonight. In a forecast right for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, dense fog could make a return Ch...
Dec 24, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Potential jury trial dates ahead in February for Lyon County murder case
Potential jury trial dates await for Alexei Perez-Ricardo, an Emporia man accused of murder after an alleged incident earlier this year. Trial could start as soon as Feb. 23, following a motion hearin...
Dec 24, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
ESB Financial Holiday Plaza closed for Christmas, New Year's Day
The ESB Financial Holiday Plaza will be closed for Christmas, but it has special holiday hours through the rest of the calendar year. The ice rink at 923 Commercial will be open from 5-8 pm Friday thr...
Dec 24, 2025 Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce photo.
Strong City woman among several people suffering possibly serious injuries after Christmas Eve crashes on Kansas Turnpike
The Kansas Highway Patrol says most of the people hospitalized as part of two Christmas Eve wrecks on the Kansas Turnpike northeast of Emporia suffered potentially serious injuries. The Highway Patrol...
Dec 24, 2025 Law enforcement spent several hours sorting through two injury crashes on the Kansas Turnpike in western Osage County on Wednesday. Marlo Walburn.
Dense fog advisories areawide Wednesday morning
For the second straight morning, dense fog is affecting morning travels. Visibility has been anywhere from half a block to a quarter-mile through the morning hours as dense fog advisories continue are...
Dec 23, 2025 Newman Regional Health's south side is enveloped by thick fog early Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Moore claims Kari's Christmas Ring for Kids, over $3,200 generated for SOS
Area residents rallied to the cause of helping SOS through the annual Christmas Ring for Kids fundraiser as organized by Kari's Diamonds and Bridal. Judy Moore won the prize, a 14-karat two-tone white...
Dec 23, 2025 Judy Neill/KVOE Radio
