Author Archives: Chuck Samples
Advance voting over for Osage County law enforcement center
Advance voting has ended for Osage County residents wanting to cast their ballot on the future of the county's law enforcement and emergency management facility. For residents who did not use the adva...
Feb 07, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Police: Medical issue leads to crash at Eighth and Commercial
An apparent medical issue led to a crash in downtown Emporia on Saturday afternoon. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire/EMS responded to Eighth and Commercial shortly after 4 pm. Police Officer Jaffar Agh...
Feb 05, 2022 Emporia Fire/EMS and Emporia Police responded to a reported injury crash at Eighth and Commercial on Saturday. The driver wasn't hurt by the crash but apparently suffered a medical issue just before the wreck. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Emporia City Manager says snow removal went 'very well,' given limitations of weather and staffing
Snow removal has been a hot topic in Emporia after 5 inches of snow Wednesday and concerns about the effectiveness of the city's street clearing efforts. Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking led off KVOE...
Feb 05, 2022 An Emporia snowplow clears snow from Fifth Avenue just south of White Auditorium early Thursday. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia man allegedly involved in separate law enforcement chases set for trial in one case, preliminary hearing in another
One man accused of leading local law enforcement on two separate chases last year now has potential trial dates set for one of those alleged incidents. Rolando Galindo has possible trial dates coming ...
Feb 05, 2022 Rolando Galindo. Lyon County Jail photo.
Jury trial date set in Emporia rape case
A jury trial date has been set in a Lyon County case involving allegations of rape and sexual battery. Brice Obermeyer is set for trial July 25, with a motions hearing now on the docket April 29. Ober...
Feb 05, 2022 Brice Obermeyer. Lyon County Jail photo.
Pair of small overnight fires in Emporia caused by electrical issues
Electrical issues caused small fires and prompted responses by Emporia Fire late Friday and early Saturday. Emporia Fire was called to a trailer at 2742 Regency just after 11:30 pm after a reported st...
Feb 05, 2022 Emporia Fire badge.
Emporia man hurt in Turnpike wreck after apparently choking on drink, blacking out
An Emporia man was taken to a Wichita hospital after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike on Friday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says 57-year-old Martin Ringgold was driving a straight truck northbound whe...
Feb 05, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Travel largely back to normal in Emporia after Wednesday's snowfall
There are isolated refreezing spots across Emporia and some intersections are slick, but travel conditions are close to normal after 5 inches of snowfall Wednesday. Arterial streets are largely clear ...
Feb 05, 2022 Travel conditions improved greatly in Emporia on Friday after Wednesday's 5-inch snowfall. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
KVOE NEWS POLL: Most respondents favor Founding City of Veterans Day theme for East 12th Avenue water storage tank
When the city of Emporia renovates and repaints the East 12th Avenue water storage tank near Dillons, the vast majority of people responding in the latest KVOE News online poll want the city to highli...
Feb 05, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
UPDATE: Small controlled burn west of Emporia goes out of control, gets into fence
A small grass fire outside Emporia was handled quickly Friday afternoon. Emporia Fire and its rural unit, District 4, were called to the 1800 block of Road F after a controlled burn went out of contro...
Feb 04, 2022 Smoke from a small grass fire hangs above a tree line about a mile west of Emporia on Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
