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Angelica Hale awarded over $64,000 in back pay, benefits and interest in lawsuit against Emporia State
She doesn’t get any front pay for her claim of retaliation, but Angelica Hale winds up with over $64,000 in back pay and other expenses in her lawsuit against Emporia State University. On Thursd...
Aug 28, 2020
ESU Residence Life hopeful to have students in renovated Abigail Morse Hall by Labor Day weekend
Emporia State University continues to infuse the past with the present through renovations at Abigail Morse Hall. KVOE News was part of a contingent that was given access to the extensive renovations ...
Aug 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Public Health asking people who attended Emporia bar early Sunday to self-quarantine; active caseload drops to 81
Lyon County Public Health is asking people who patronized a downtown Emporia bar earlier this week to self-quarantine after one person who attended was determined to have coronavirus. Public Health sa...
Aug 27, 2020
Apparently accidental shooting incident in west-central Emporia sends woman to Newman Regional Health
Emporia Police are investigating a shooting incident that happened shortly before noon Thursday. Officers and Emporia Fire were dispatched to 638 Sherman around 11:30 am. Detective Kevin Shireman tell...
Aug 27, 2020
Lyon County zoning regulations to receive further review following County Commission meeting
The current draft of county zoning regulations is heading back to the Lyon County Planning and Appeals board. County commissioners voted unanimously 2-0 to send the document back to the planning board...
Aug 27, 2020
Audio - Thursday - 08-27-20
Newsmaker: David Traylor Zoo Director Lisa Keith updates construction. Your browser does not support the audio element. ESU Buzz with President Allison Garrett. Your browser does not support the audio...
Aug 27, 2020
KC-area man falls asleep at wheel, crashes near Turnpike's Bazaar cattle pens exit
Emporia Fire crews took one person to Newman Regional Health for treatment after a wreck in Chase County on Thursday. The crash happened shortly before 8:30 am near Kansas Turnpike mile marker 112 nor...
Aug 27, 2020
Construction work progressing at David Traylor Zoo
Three construction projects are underway at the David Traylor Zoo, and all three are moving forward, according to Director Lisa Keith. On KVOE’s Newsmaker segment Thursday, Keith said processes ...
Aug 27, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Patient age demographics changing at Newman Regional Health
Newman Regional Health is seeing an increase in elderly coronavirus patients needing hospital stays. Speaking after the hospital Board of Trustees’ monthly meeting Wednesday, CEO Bob Wright said...
Aug 27, 2020
Emporia Public Library to close Friday for maintenance
The Emporia Public Library will be closed Friday. Director Robin Newell says there will be a maintenance project on the air conditioning unit. If the air conditioning is working this upcoming weekend,...
Aug 27, 2020
