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Formal charges filed in Emporia rental truck pursuit case
The Emporia woman accused of leading a law enforcement pursuit while driving a rental truck now faces aggravated assault and other charges in Lyon County District Court. Jennifer Suzanne Fisher, 49, f...
Apr 29, 2020
Court of Appeals validates sentence in Lyon County worthless check case
The Kansas Court of Appeals has affirmed a sentence in a Lyon County worthless check case. Nicole Marie Vannostrand, 34, had appealed her sentence, saying district court had wrongly figured her crimin...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health planning for full range of procedures and services -- at some point
With all the attention paid to reopening the economy at the local, state and national levels, attention locally is now starting to focus on when medical services can resume normal operations at Newman...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: West Emporia BP gas station closed
Emporia’s BP convenience store in west Emporia has fallen victim to coronavirus. The store at West Sixth and Prairie is closed until further notice. Calls to the store have gone unanswered and t...
Apr 29, 2020
Wind advisories cover KVOE listening area
Windy conditions are expected across the KVOE listening area through early evening. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a wind advisory until 7 pm. Chase and Greenwood counties a...
Apr 29, 2020
April 29, 2020
Today I use Leonard Pitts, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the Miami Herald, thoughts about re-opening our economy with a few of mine added for emphasis. Someday, I'm going to die. This, I grud...
Apr 29, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs early favorite to win Super Bowl LV
(yahoosports) The Kansas City Chiefs capped the 2019 season with their first Super Bowl win in 50 years. The oddsmakers think they won't have to wait nearly that long for another. Kansas City remains ...
Apr 29, 2020
205 players file for early entry for NBA draft
(yahoosports) The NBA has informed its teams that 205 players have filed to enter the 2020 NBA draft as early-entry candidates. The group reportedly includes 163 college underclassmen and 42 internati...
Apr 29, 2020
NASCAR exploring restart options
(yahoosports) Per multiple reports, NASCAR has sent teams a tentative schedule outlining the Cup Series' return to action in less than three weeks. The schedule, according to both The Athletic and Aut...
Apr 29, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: President Trump orders meatpacking plants to stay open
President Trump is telling meatpacking plants to stay open as the coronavirus pandemic continues. Citing the Defense Production Act, Trump signed an executive order Tuesday saying the plants are ̶...
Apr 29, 2020
