Author Archives: Chuck Samples

A teenager listed as a missing runaway for over four months is now safe. Kansas Missing and Unsolved made the announcement early Tuesday about Trinity Schlegel, 16. Details about her discovery have no...

Diversion is ahead for a man who allegedly vandalized several Emporia businesses late last year. A status hearing is coming Sept. 1 for Isaac Lawrence, who was charged with painting swastikas on sever...

Nearly 10,000 ballots from the primary election two weeks ago are now being recounted in the Lyon County Courthouse Tuesday. The ballots represent Lyon County's vote for House Concurrent Resolution 50...

Emporia Police are investigating a pair of incidents where gunshots were allegedly fired into dwellings in the city limits. Incidents were reported at 202 East First early Aug. 6 and 902 Sylvan Apartm...

One person has been formally charged after an alleged shooting incident in Greenwood County earlier this month. The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office says it responded early Aug. 5 after 35-year-old D...

Formal charges are pending after an alleged chase in Greenwood County late last week. The Greenwood County Sheriff's Office says a deputy stopped a vehicle in Eureka on Thursday and the driver, later ...

Now that it has been determined that Newman Regional Health can move towards purchasing a pair of C-arm X-ray machines instead of one, thanks to a record-breaking Denim and Diamonds effort, the proces...

For the most part, this upcoming week will be relatively mild. Monday is the exception, continuing the weekend trend of temperatures close to or above 100 degrees. The projected high is currently 99 d...

The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and Joint Board of Zoning Appeals are set for meetings Tuesday. The Board of Zoning Appeals is set to meet first, looking at requests for ...

Emporia Fire handled a porch fire Sunday evening, crediting apartment occupants for their work in preventing the fire from becoming more serious. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Tony Fuller says the fire...