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JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. — Two motorcycles collided in the Kansas City metro area Saturday, leaving all three participants — including an Emporia man — with some injuries as a result. Ac...

The final matches are officially set for the first annual U.S. Disc Golf Amateur Match Play Championships. Saturday the tournament quarterfinals and semifinals took place at Jones Park. Cole Neal of M...

Some details have emerged after a natural gas leak Saturday in east Emporia. Kansas Gas Communications Manager Dawn Tripp says a technician had reported to 415 East after an odor call. According to Tr...

A day off was just what the doctor ordered for the Kansas City Royals as they snapped their losing streak defeating the Houston Astros 1-0 Friday. The Royals and Astros would remain even at zero throu...

If you’re interested in honoring a veteran through Emporia Main Street’s annual banner program, you need to submit an application soon. The application deadline is June 29. If your banner ...

Staff with the Kansas Corporation Commission are recommending the state agency not reopen applications for over 400 injection wells in the Flint Hills and better than 2,000 all told across Kansas. The...

TOPEKA — The state of Kansas is changing the lineup of managed care organizations available through KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program. The state renewed contracts with Sunflower State ...

HARTFORD — An investigation is underway into a gas leak in Hartford on Saturday. Kansas Gas Service and Lyon County District 5 first responders received a call of a gas leak in the 100 block of ...

Billy Sims has always been looking ahead. As a star football player, first with the University of Oklahoma and then with the Detroit Lions, he was looking for the hole or the angle to the end zone. Th...

Emporia fire crews dealt with a small fire early Saturday. Firefighters were called out just after midnight to 1019 Sylvan for a stove fire, although the homeowner had the fire out by the time crews a...