Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Summertime is fraud time for local law enforcement investigations
The holidays are a prime time for fraud schemes. So is summer, and Emporia Police officers Jaffar Agha and JT Klaurens had tips on spotting fraud schemes during the KVOE Morning Show's latest J and J ...
Jul 02, 2022 Emporia Police officers JT Klaurens (left) and Jaffar Agha. Emporia Police Department graphic.
Water main repaired on West 12th near Lawrence
Initial repairs are finished at the site of Emporia's latest water main break. The break developed on a 12-inch line underneath West 12th between Lawrence and Walnut. Reports started coming in around ...
Jul 01, 2022 Emporia Public Works crews begin excavating near a water main break along West 12th near Lawrence on Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
No fires after pair of simultaneous structure fire calls in Emporia late Friday afternoon
Several Lyon County fire departments were dispatched to a pair of structure fires reported almost simultaneously, but there was no actual fire at either location. Firefighters from Emporia, Americus a...
Jul 01, 2022 KVOE News photo.
Road Y-5 reopens near Hartford
The Lyon County Highway Department has opened up a road after extended bridge work. Staff on Friday reopened Road Y-5 between Roads 60 and 70 near the APAC-Shears rock quarry. Work continues, meanwhil...
Jul 01, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
'Breaking Stigma, Breaking Ground' campaign secures another major grant
CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness' capital campaign has received its second major gift in a 10-day stretch. On Friday, CrossWinds announced a $25,000 donation from Stormont-Vail Health earmarked dire...
Jul 01, 2022 Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness logo.
Emporia Police explains approach to fireworks complaints on KVOE's J and J segment
With fireworks in abundance this week and the Fourth of July coming Monday, complaint numbers are sure to pick up. Emporia Police officers Jaffar Agha and JT Klaurens brought the J and J Morning Show ...
Jul 01, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Melvern Lake in blue-green algae watch
Blue-green algae is becoming an issue at several bodies of water statewide, including Melvern Lake. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the lake is now in an algae watch until further...
Jul 01, 2022 Kansas Department of Health and Environment map.
Suspect in elite cyclist Moriah Wilson's murder captured in Costa Rica
The woman accused of killing elite cyclist Moriah Wilson has been captured. The US Marshals Service says 34-year-old Kaitlyn Armstrong was found and arrested Wednesday in Costa Rica after a 43-day sea...
Jul 01, 2022 Kaitlyn Armstrong. US Marshals Service photo.
Morris County deputies arrest Council Grove man on suspicion of drug distribution, criminal explosives use
Morris County deputies have arrested a Council Grove man on suspicion of drug distribution and explosives use. Sheriff Jay Simecka says deputies noted a suspicious vehicle on US Highway 77 early Thurs...
Jul 01, 2022 Morris County Sheriff's Office photo.
Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of drug activity, possessing stolen property after Osage County traffic stop
Osage County deputies say a traffic violation led to an arrest on suspected drug activity and stolen property. Sheriff Chris Wells says a deputy conducted a traffic stop just north of the junction inv...
Jul 01, 2022 Jason Spaniol. Osage County Jail photo.
