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Hit-and-run near Emporia under investigation
Lyon County deputies are investigating a hit-and-run incident near Emporia from Wednesday afternoon. Shortly before 2 pm, deputies say a pickup truck sideswiped a cyclist in the 1500 block of Road N, ...
Jul 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Walmart, Kroger to mandate mask use by patrons starting next week
Effective next week, two national retailers with a local presence are telling customers to mask up or not show up. Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer is mandating mask usage starting Monday,...
Jul 16, 2020
No injuries reported following vehicle fire on Kansas Turnpike Wednesday evening
Emporia Fire Crews were able to make quick work of a vehicle fire that occurred on the Kansas Turnpike Wednesday Crews were called to Kansas Turnpike mile marker 141 northbound, 16 miles north of Empo...
Jul 16, 2020
Intersection improvements coming to city of Emporia following commission approval Wednesday
Additional funding from the Kansas Department of Transportation will be benefiting street improvements in the City of Emporia soon. Wednesday night, the Emporia City Commission formally accepted an ag...
Jul 16, 2020
Lyon County deputies investigating lengthy mud spills near Emporia
Lyon County deputies are investigating how two apparently related mud-and-gravel spills developed west of Emporia on Wednesday evening. Initially, the call to US Highway 50 and Road F was for a hazard...
Jul 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Governor announces plan to delay school openings by three weeks; area superintendents begin to weigh in
While Kansas is working hard to reopen its schools for the 2020-21 academic year, Governor Laura Kelly announced all openings will be delayed as of Monday pending action by the Kansas State Board of E...
Jul 15, 2020
More Kansas counties seeing confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis in livestock
Vesicular stomatitis has begun to pop up in more Kansas counties in recent weeks according to the Kansas Department of Agriculture. 10 counties now have confirmed cases of VSV including Chase, Greenwo...
Jul 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Kansas State Board of Education approves 'Navigating Change 2020'
The Kansas State Board of Education has signed off on the Department of Education’s massive missive on helping schools get through the coronavirus pandemic this upcoming fall. The board approved...
Jul 15, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health reports 29 active COVID-19 cases
Lyon County Public Health is reporting 29 active COVID-19 cases in Wednesdays update. There are 3 new cases in the update for 536 total confirmed positive or probable positive cases. There is 1 additi...
Jul 15, 2020
Audio - Wednesday - 07-15-20
Newsmaker: The Kiwanis Club previews their “rescheduled” Pancake Day on July 18th. Your browser does not support the audio element. Managing Your Money – 07-15-20 Your browser does n...
Jul 15, 2020
