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The Kansas Jayhawks outscored Kansas State 59-41 Wednesday night. The Jayhawks were led by two players in double figures, including a team-high 14 points from senior Marcus Garrett. Jalen Wilson finis...

The risk of rolling power outages is again waning for the moment. Evergy, 4 Rivers and other utilities across Kansas were on standby Wednesday morning and evening as the Southwest Power Pool spent muc...

Governor Laura Kelly has announced an adjustment in the state’s COVID-19 vaccination plan. During a news conference Wednesday, Kelly said the state will set aside some vaccine supplies for educa...

Fire led to significant interior damage at an Emporia house Wednesday afternoon. Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Eron Steinlage says crews were called to 412 Constitution around 4 pm. Light smoke was com...

For the fifth time, the city of Emporia's mask ordinance has been extended. The ordinance was extended unanimously by commissioners during their recent action session Wednesday evening. The ordinance ...

Lyon County saw a modest increase in new COVID-19 cases Wednesday after a near week-long layoff in reporting. Lyon County Public Health reported 20 new cases since Friday bringing the overall total to...

After dropping the Energy Emergency Level earlier Wednesday, the Southwest Power Pool has increased it once again. The SPP raised the Energy Emergency to Level Two according to Evergy Spokesperson Gin...

At least one wind energy facility near Emporia has had to adjust to the extreme cold this week. The Reading Wind Facility is “not fully operational” at this time, according to Southern Pow...

It was shaping up to be the worst nightmare scenario for the Lyon County History Center, but the waterline-related flooding that hit part of downtown Emporia nearly a week ago didn’t turn out to...

Travel conditions are improving after our third round of light snowfall this week. Emporia received a dusting of snow, including a roughly 30-minute period when sunshine and snow coexisted. Other tota...