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Overbrook Police say they are looking for the person or people responsible for burglarizing the city’s swimming pool Thursday night or early Friday morning. Chief Terry Hollingsworth says the po...

Emporia Fire crews handled a small fire Friday for their law enforcement counterparts inside White Auditorium. Fire Capt. Ryan Conley says the department was notified of a possible fire affecting a Po...

Preparations continue as the Lyon County Fair is just around the corner. The annual County Fair will begin August 2nd and run through the 11th. Lyon County Fair Board Chairman Ken Duft was a guest on ...

Although the fourth of July has come and gone, the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is not done celebrating. Saturday the Preserve will be hosting a slew of activities to celebrate America’s ...

The Emporia State women’s basketball team finished 4th in the nation in home average attendance this past season among Division II teams. The Lady Hornets averaged 1,756 fans per home game. It&#...

Featured guest this morning is Karen Exon and the subject is Kayaking. Karen writesOfficially I am Dr. Karen Exon-I earned a Ph.D. from KU in American History & Comparative Politics. I hold the t...

Feel Good Friday – Disaster Response Your browser does not support the audio element. Ken Duft discusses Lyon County Fair ticket sales. Your browser does not support the audio element. Whats In ...

Nearly a week after Jose Angel Montes was killed by a semi, Emporia Police detectives are still working on what led Montes to the place where he died. Montes was on Interstate 35 near the Burlingame R...

Burlington Northern Santa Fe has closed four crossings west of Emporia. Work is underway at crossings between Roads A and E in Lyon County as well as at Dunlap Road and a private crossing in Chase Cou...

Following an unusually high volume of injury accidents in and around Lyon County Thursday, area law enforcement officers are reminding the public to eliminate distractions and drive safely. Lyon Count...