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The Flint Hills Rodeo parade celebrates 81 years of competition. The annual rodeo began Thursday evening at the Strong City Arena. The parade started Saturday at 2 p.m. from Swope Park in Cottonwood F...

The Dirty Kanza race is off and running, albeit a little late, following a quick series of severe thunderstorms that pushed through early Saturday morning. DK cofounder Jim Cummins says it was unprece...

Hartford fire crews quickly put out a small fire Saturday morning at a mobile home near the 100 block of South Street. Sgt. Danny Broyles with the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office says the homeowner...

An investigation is underway after a reported injury crash in south-central Emporia on Saturday morning. Early indications are an eastbound car hit a parked car just west of the intersection of Market...

The Kansas City Royals were routed by the Oakland A’s 16-0 Friday night. They will try to rebound Saturday afternoon with Jason Hammel will be on the mound for the Royals. First pitch is set for...

The Emporia Senior American Legion baseball team begins their season Saturday. They are scheduled to play in a tournament at Iola. Coach Anthony Markowitz says it is good to have both a AAA and A team...

The Optimist Junior Kansas District qualifying golf tournament was played at the Emporia Golf Course Friday. Calvin Dillon of Louisburg took first in the 16-18 year old division. He shot a 69. Emporia...

The 2018 Dirty Kanza is offically underway. The DK XL began at 4p Friday with 34 riders. The DK 200 began at 6:30am Saturday after a 30 minute delay due to weather. Matt Stephens is the defending Cham...

Power has been restored to many in and around Lyon County while an untold number of customers to our northeast remain offline after storms blew through the area. While there has been no damage reporte...