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Emporia Christian School is gearing up for the fall semester. Administrator Sally Kaiser says the school year will be delayed a week, starting Aug. 27. Your browser does not support the audio element....

The Big Ten and Pac-12 have called off their fall football seasons because of concerns about COVID-19. The Big Ten announced, that it was postponing all fall sports and hoping to make them up in the s...

There are 6 new COVID-19 cases in Lyon county and 11 new recoveries in Tuesdays update from Lyon County Public Health. The number of active cases is now at 73. The total number of confirmed positive a...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has amended the state’s travel quarantine list. KDHE has removed Florida from the list and added mass gatherings of over 500 in its place. 14-day ...

Local residents still have plenty of time to assist local first responders in saving lives this week. The annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive is taking place until Friday. The annual friendly comp...

The Emporia Fire Department managed to quickly subdue a vehicle fire in north Emporia Tuesday afternoon. Crews were called to 1709 West Wilman Court shortly after noon for a vehicle fire. According to...

Due to a phone outage at the Chase County Courthouse the Chase County Treasurers office will be closed the rest of Tuesday and hopes to re-open by noon Wednesday.

The City of Emporia’s mask mandate is now in effect through next month, however, there are still some who question the enforceability of the order. Emporia City Attorney Christina Montgomery rec...

Newsmaker: Lyon County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Director Jennifer Millbern updates the local COVID-19 response effort. Your browser does not support the audio element. Lyon County Fair Boa...

Lyon County deputies are investigating an unattended death that happened about three miles southwest of Emporia last week. Detective Sergeant Jacob Welsh says deputies responded to the 1300 block of R...