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Cottonwood Falls street approved for rehabilitation of historic bricks
Historic brick along a Cottonwood Falls street will get a makeover later this year thanks to a better than $700,000 bid approved late last week by the Kansas Department of Transportation. The project,...
Jun 18, 2018
Duffy and Moustakas ejected in Royals 7-4 loss to Houston
The Houston Astros swept the three-game series over the Kansas City Royals with a 7-4 victory in a game that saw both Danny Duffy and Mike Moustakas ejected. The Astros would open the scoring in the t...
Jun 18, 2018
Arrests made in Burlington burglaries
BURLINGTON — Burlington Police have announced arrests in a recent string of burglaries. Names are currently not being released, but Burlington PD says an adult and juvenile were arrested last we...
Jun 18, 2018
U.S. dominates Canada en-route to FIBA Gold Medal
The United States blew out Canada in the FIBA U18 Americas Championship gold medal game Saturday. The US would grab the lead early and never trailed en route to their 113-74 dominating win and the fif...
Jun 18, 2018
Energy Gilpin Softball close out Wichita tournament with back to back losses
The Emporia Energy Gilpin 14 and Under Team suffered back to back losses Sunday to wrap up the Xtreme Throwdown tournament in Wichita. The Gilpin team was defeated in their first game 2-1 by the Welli...
Jun 18, 2018
Stalled-out front to end current heat, provide several rain chances
A break in the heat is coming. Showers and thunderstorms are now in the forecast picture from early Tuesday all the way through the upcoming weekend. TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says a stalled-out...
Jun 18, 2018
ESU SLIM department marks 40th anniversary of Whippoorwill boating tragedy
Forty years after the worst boating disaster in state history, Lake Pomona was quiet — and hot. The weather was in sharp contrast to the evening of June 17, 1978, when a tornado developed on the...
Jun 18, 2018
Heat advisory now in effect until Monday evening; one person hospitalized for heat exposure
The heat advisory in effect for most of the KVOE listening area since Thursday has been extended. The National Weather Service now has Lyon, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties, along with north cent...
Jun 17, 2018
No hospital trips after car veers off K-99, flips onto its top
One person escaped serious injury during a traffic accident north of Emporia on Sunday. The single-car crash developed in the 2200 block of Kansas Highway 99, about four miles north of Emporia, around...
Jun 17, 2018
Budget matters among major topics before Recreation Commission
The 2018-19 budget will be the main point of discussion for the Emporia Recreation Commission when it meets Monday evening. Board members will likely approve a tentative budget for publication purpose...
Jun 17, 2018
