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Madison and Burlingame traded wins Tuesday night in area high school basketball action. In the girl’s half of action, solid defense led the Burlingame Lady Bearcats to a dominating 63-27 victory...

A barn and all contents inside will be a total loss after fire developed Tuesday afternoon. Fire developed in a barn near Roads 130 and M around 4:30 pm, eventually engulfing the structure. Early indi...

Coffey County deputies are investigating after a vehicle fire Tuesday afternoon. The fire developed in a semi trailer on Interstate 35 just west of the BETO Junction exit. The trailer suffered heavy d...

Newsmaker: USD 386 Madison-Virgil Superintendent Stu Moeckel discusses the return of school after the winter break. Your browser does not support the audio element. Tech Talk with Flint Hills Technica...

Several law enforcement jurisdictions were involved in an apparent high-speed chase Monday. Wabaunsee County Sheriff Rob Hoskins says it received a call from the Osage County Sheriff’s Office in...

A man who reached a plea agreement in an alleged shooting incident last year was sentenced Monday. Hector Velazquez received 46 months in prison as part of a hearing in Lyon County District Court. He ...

Emporia City Commissioners will continue conversations on the city’s recycling contract during their upcoming study session Wednesday morning. Commissioners will review a contract renewal with H...

The USD 253 Board of Education will convene for its first meeting of 2021 Wednesday. The board will receive its first COVID-19 update of the year during the meeting as well as discuss COVID-19 related...

The school year is now back in full swing and area Superintendents are very pleased to have their students back in the classroom. USD 386 Madison Virgil Superintendent Stu Moeckel recently joined KVOE...

So far area school districts are reporting a good start to the spring semester. During KVOE’s Morning Show Tuesday USD 417 Morris County Superintendent Aaron Dody expressed pride in students, st...