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The Cincinnati Reds walked off with a 6-5 win over the Kansas City Royals in 10 innings Tuesday night. Ryan McBroom tied the game at 5 with a 2 run home run in the 8th inning for the Royals. Kansas Ci...

The Kansas City Kansas School District has voted to suspend all involvement with KSHSAA fall sports. That includes the sports of football, volleyball, girls tennis, boys soccer and cross country. It i...

The Salvation Army of Emporia has its latest commodity distribution event Wednesday afternoon. Food boxes will be available from 1:30 to 3:30 pm or until supplies are gone. Pickup will be at the Salva...

Budgets, allocations and recent studies will highlight conversations during the Emporia City Commission’s regular study session Wednesday. Commissioners will hold their final discussions on the ...

USD 253 Board of Education members have a jam-packed agenda for their regular board meeting Wednesday evening. Updates on reopening plans will again highlight discussions with updates on the Navigatin...

I recently read an interesting story in TIME magazine entitled "Revenge of the Never Trumpers." It tells about the organizing of groups of mostly Republicans dissatisfied with President Trump for his ...

The Kansas City Chiefs are a month away from kicking off their season, September 10th vs Houston. With no preseason games Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says they will need to take advantage of ev...

Former Vice President Joe Biden named his former campaign trail rival, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his running mate. Biden announced the decision Tuesday in an email to supporters. In a tweet, Ha...

Emporia’s mask ordinance is underway Tuesday, and Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern used part of KVOE’s Newsmaker segment to thank the city fo Emp...

State revenues have done better than expected through the coronavirus pandemic. 17th District Senator and Senate Vice President Jeff Longbine says lawmakers were pleasantly surprised by the strength o...