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Chase Elliott won his first Monster Energy Cup race Sunday taking the checkered flag at Watkins Glenn. Martin Truex Jr was 2nd and Kyle Busch 3rd. Clint Bowyer finished in 11th place. In the driver st...

Lyon County Clerk Tammy Vopat discusses the end of advance voting and Tuesday’s primary election. Your browser does not support the audio element. Newsmaker: Emporia Symphony Orchestra conductor...

Community support for the Emporia Police Department was evident Sunday as officers organized a community video shoot as part of the nationwide lip sync challenge. With Gary Clark, Jr’s rendition...

Smoking materials were the likely cause of a small fire in west Emporia on Sunday, while a wayward animal sparked a second fire later in the day. Firefighters were dispatched to 312 Wilson shortly aft...

For the 2nd time in 3 years Chase Coble has won the Emporia Mens City Golf Championship. He finished the 2 day tournament with at even par 143. On day 2 at the Emporia Golf Course Coble finished with ...

AMERICUS — The Americus Fire Department should have some new equipment on hand soon, thanks to the success of recent grant applications. Fire Chief Bill Harmon says two years of fundraising for ...

TOPEKA — Local lawmakers say they are pleased that monthly tax revenues have both stayed strong throughout the calendar year and are starting fiscal 2019 on a good note. July tax receipts were j...

Lyon County deputies are investigating after a man was reported walking along a state highway with a gun — and was later found with more than one gun in his possession. Deputies received a repor...

Further details may be released Monday after an injury crash in Emporia on Saturday night. Emporia Police Officer Sinjin Andrews says two cars collided at Sixth and West around 9 pm. Early indications...

After day 1 of the Emporia Mens City Golf Championship Dave Watts has a 1 stroke lead in the Championship flight. Watts finished with a 72 at the Emporia Country Club. Defending Champion Chad Buchholz...