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Lee pleads no contest to attempted burglary in January 2017 incident
An Emporia woman charged in connection with a rural burglary in Lyon County last year has pleaded no contest. Dianna Lee made her plea to an attempted burglary charge during her pretrial hearing Wedne...
Jan 03, 2019
Magallanez in court Friday as marijuana distribution case continues
One of two suspects in a drug distribution case originating in October will be in court Friday for a hearing. Raul Magallanez, Jr., has a pretrial hearing at 2 pm in Lyon County District Court. Magall...
Jan 03, 2019
Clara Corn stepping down as Plumb Place director
Plumb Place is looking for a new leader. Clara Corn, the director since April 2017, made her announcement in a social media statement Wednesday night. The statement was confirmed Thursday morning by P...
Jan 03, 2019
Legislative preview: Eric Smith, Kansas House 76th District
The 2019 legislative session begins Jan. 14, and local lawmakers are getting ready for the session to begin. KVOE News began its annual legislative previews Wednesday with 76th District Representative...
Jan 03, 2019
Healthier Lyon County to continue work on food policy council, safe routes ventures
Healthier Lyon County believes it’s close to getting approval for a food policy council. Food access became a focal point for the community group, especially after gaining a Blue Cross Blue Shie...
Jan 03, 2019
Attempted robbery under investigation by Burlington PD
Burlington Police are investigating after an attempted robbery of a delivery driver recently. Burlington PD says a Pizza Hut driver was approached by an unknown person who demanded all his money durin...
Jan 03, 2019
Emporia High boys swim and dive team to host first meet of 2019
The Emporia High boys swim and dive team will be hosting a meet Thursday. The Spartans will be competing against swimmers from Topeka West, Independence and Coffeyville. Junior Andrew Wendling will be...
Jan 03, 2019
Kansas begins Big-12 play with win over Oklahoma
The Kansas Jayhawks opened defense of their Big-12 Championship with a 70-63 win over Oklahoma. The Jayhawks trailed by 7 early in the game but would use a 21-4 run to take a 15 point lead by halftime...
Jan 03, 2019
Texas out scores Kansas State 67-47 in Big-12 opener
Texas used a strong 2nd half to roll to a 67-47 win over Kansas State Wednesday. The Wildcats went scoreless for a 3 minute stretch in the 2nd half as Texas turned a 6 point lead into a 16 point lead....
Jan 03, 2019
Moran stopping Thursday at Hopkins Manufacturing
US Senator Jerry Moran is spending time in Emporia on Thursday. Moran will visit Hopkins Manufacturing for a roughly 45-minute tour of the aftermarket auto parts manufacturing plant. The tour is set t...
Jan 03, 2019
