Author Archives: Chuck Samples
WEATHER: 94-degree Tuesday resets record books as heat index climbs to 104
It's hot. It's record hot. Tuesday's high temperature at the Emporia Municipal Airport reached 94 degrees, breaking the old record set in 1967. Dewpoints in the low 70s all day pushed the heat index t...
May 10, 2022 Air temperatures didn't quite match vehicle thermometers, but it was hot and sticky again across the KVOE listening area Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Summer camp organizers can sign up for free tests through KDHE
Summer camp organizers can take advantage of a free COVID-19 testing program through the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says camps can use two test options -- either point-of-c...
May 10, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Strategic planning conversations resuming this week for RDA board
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors will resume its latest round of strategic planning discussions as part of its monthly meeting this week. Board members ar...
May 10, 2022 City of Emporia Image.
Chase in east Emporia leads to arrest Sunday by Kansas Highway Patrol
Formal charges are pending against an Emporia man involved in a chase into the city Sunday. Kansas Highway Patrol Lt. Rick Wingate says a pursuit began shortly before 5:30 pm after a call for a report...
May 09, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
UPDATE: Crime Stoppers tip leads to arrest of Colorado man in Chase County following pursuit Monday morning
A Colorado man is in custody following a morning chase that began in Lyon County and concluded with a crash in Chase County Monday morning. According to Emporia Police Captain Lisa Hayes, officers rec...
May 09, 2022 Chase County EMS takes one person to Newman Regional Health after a crash following a chase Monday morning. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporian arrested after Mother's Day chase
An Emporia man was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit Sunday afternoon. Emporia Police received a report of a reckless driver and found the alleged vehicle involved at Sixth and Chestnut. There wa...
May 09, 2022 Vontrez Williams. Lyon County Jail photo.
WEATHER: Barricades removed after minor flooding last week
Flooding from last week is no more, and the Lyon County Highway Department has removed all barricades from roads closed due to flooding last week. Several roads were closed from just southwest of Empo...
May 09, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Round 1 of induction activities underway for National Teachers Hall of Fame
Let the induction activities begin. It's a busy week for the National Teachers Hall of Fame, which begins its annual induction ceremonies with a trip to the nation's capital all this week. Executive D...
May 09, 2022 National Teachers Hall of Fame logo.
Close to 400 children come to Emporia for Gary Fuller Spring Classic show event
They came from near and far to participate in the Gary Fuller Spring Classic show event this past weekend. Close to 400 children came to the Lyon County Fairgrounds from across the eastern half of Kan...
May 09, 2022 Mason Jenkins prepares one of his pigs for show in the Gary Fuller Spring Classic on Sunday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Injuries reported as not serious after vehicle falls on person in west Emporia
One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a vehicle fell on him Saturday afternoon. Emporia-Lyon County EMS says the incident near 15th and Prairie happened around 4 pm. The vehicle was on ...
May 08, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
