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The Chicago Bears out scored the Kansas City Chiefs 27-20 Saturday. Chiefs' quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed 18-of-24 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown, finding tailback Kareem Hunt for a 19-y...

After day 1 of the Bruffs and Broadcasters golf tournament Tom Robke and Jerry Robke have the lead in the Bruffs division with a score of plus 8. In the Broadcasters division Kevin Newkirk and Jimmy O...

The Emporia High football team held their final scrimmage before Fridays season opener Saturday. Coach Corby Milleson said it has been a good two weeks practice. Your browser does not support the audi...

The Emporia State Cross Country team will be holding an Alumni run and Hall of Fame induction Sunday. The run begins at 9am at Jones Park. Coach Mark Stanbrough says the public is encouraged to partic...

Sertoma Club of Emporia engineered a birthday bash Saturday evening celebrating 60 years of its miniature train. Your browser does not support the audio element. Soden’s Grove was packed with fa...

Parkapalooza was celebrated in Strong City for the third year on Saturday. Organizer Barb Davis says different from years past, the main goal of the event is to bring the community together. Your brow...

Arizona Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain has died, according to a statement from his office. He was 81. McCain served six terms as the GOP senator and on Friday announced he was d...

One person was transported following a vehicle crash southwest of Emporia late Saturday morning. Just before noon, emergency personnel were paged to the 700 block of Road 160 where an SUV had rolled o...

The Emporia Public Library has some exciting new materials coming available for patrons to check out. On a recent Talk of Emporia, Director Robin Newell highlighted one of their wearable word counting...

Participation in this year’s Emporia Walk to Defeat ALS was another success, with close to 250 people descending on Jones Park to honor of loved ones afflicted by the disease. Fundraising also w...