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TOPEKA — On Tuesday, the Kansas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Gannon v. Kansas education funding lawsuit — and they expressed doubts whether the better than $500 million in new...

A preliminary hearing has been pushed into June for a teenager charged as an adult in a kidnapping and beating case dating back to last fall. Alexander Couch originally waived his formal arraignment a...

Budget requests are the main focus for Lyon County commissioners when they have a study meeting Wednesday. The board will field 2019 budget proposals from Emporia Main Street, SOS, the Lyon County Tre...

After a great start to Tip A Cop-Tip A Deputy, the Olpe Chicken House is looking to finish strong. Bobby D’s held the first of two Tip A Cop events last week, and Lyon County Undersheriff John K...

Updates to a district-needs assessment will be heard at Wednesday’s Emporia School Board meeting. In April, the board approved HTK Architects of Topeka to do the assessment and part of their act...

A review of the current Emporia Police car-buying policy will take place during Wednesday’s Emporia City Commission study session. Police Chief Scott Cronk will discuss with commissioners polici...

Jenn Wegener promotes the formal opening of the Jones Aquatic Center for the 2018 swimming season. Your browser does not support the audio element. USD 386 Superintendent Ryan Bradbury discusses ongoi...

The Kansas Turnpike continues as a busy work zone north of Emporia. Already with a major series of bridge upgrades between the Emporia gate and the Emporia service area, the Turnpike is now the subjec...

The Kansas City Royals were shutout by the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0 Monday night. The Royals were shutout on 4 hits. One of those hits belonged to pitcher Ian Kennedy. Kansas City has lost eight of nin...

Pittsburg State has announced a change with their head womens basketball Coach. Lane Lord has accepted the head coaching position at Texas Rio Grande, a NCAA Division I school. Taking over at Pitt Sta...