Author Archives: Chuck Samples

If you received unemployment payments the last few years, there's a chance you might have to pay some of that back. The Kansas Department of Labor says it is sending out over 8,500 billing notices to ...

Plans continue developing at the city and state levels for helping workers to be displaced later this year when Michelin ends part of its local operations. A week ago, Michelin announced the upcoming ...

An Emporia man accused of using a vehicle to threaten another person and damage property near downtown Emporia in one case and choking the same person in another will return to court over the next two...

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt is among several Republicans hoping to succeed Democrat Governor Laura Kelly, and she had a busy day in Emporia on Wednesday as she continues her campaign. ...

Several severe weather alerts are active for Lyon and surrounding counties. *Severe thunderstorm warning: North Lyon, northeast Morris, northwest Osage, Wabaunsee counties until 6:45 pm. Main hazards ...

With sentencing ahead for a woman accused of aggravated assault on law enforcement, Emporia Police has announced details about the incident leading to the charges and a recent plea agreement. Capt. Ra...

US Marshals in Pennsylvania say they have arrested an Osage County man. Marshals say they arrested Alen McNeil, age 34 of Scranton, in Bristol Township, northeast of Philadelphia, for alleged violatio...

A Franklin County man was hurt in a wreck in eastern Osage County on Tuesday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Caleb Priddy of Pomona crashed on Kansas Highway 68 about a quarter-mile ...

A special community engagement session is planned in downtown Emporia on Thursday. Prairie Progress, a nonpartisan group highlighting issues affecting Kansas residents, has a Prairie Talk community co...

Emporia's American Legion Post 5 's work with last year's Wreaths Across America campaign didn't go unnoticed. The national Wreaths Across America organization says the Emporia post helped to sponsor ...