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Paving work continues on the Kansas Turnpike. Paving on Tuesday is focused on the area near the Flint Hills Cattle pens around 15 miles southwest of Emporia. The northbound inside lane is closed Tuesd...

Emporia School Board members will consider approval of the 2018-19 budget at their meeting Wednesday night. The total budget authority is slightly over $31.3 million with an estimated mill levy at 53....

The Emporia State football team held their student night practice Monday night. Students were given an opportunity to call a play, and were involved with several relay races. Coach Garin Higgins calle...

Water service was restored to several businesses and a housing complex in Emporia on Monday afternoon after a water line break early in the day. Stanton Heights and Emporia West Plaza lost water servi...

The Emporia State volleyball team held their Black and Gold scrimmage Monday night. It was a preview for the season and a tune up for their season opening matches. Coach Bing Xu called it a very compe...

The Emporia High girls golf team is a week away from their season opener. 6 girls are out for this year. 5 return from last years team that qualified for State. Coach Rick Eckert says all 6 can play. ...

The Tampa Bay Rays shutout the Kansas City Royals 1-0 Monday night. The Rays scored the games lone run in the 2nd inning. The Royals would be shutout on 6 hits, they did strand 7 base runners. The Roy...

Local students and residents alike flooded Commercial Street Monday evening to celebrate the start of a new school year. The annual Welcome Back Students Block Party was held in the 1000 and 1100 bloc...

The Emporia Recreation Commission board of directors took no action Monday evening but they did do a lot of listening. Rec Commission Director Tom McEvoy previewed an architect meeting planned for nex...

Emporia State is abuzz with Hornets — the students, not the insects — as the 2018 fall semester began Monday. Spokesperson Gewen Larson says it has been a busy summer, with a lot of infras...