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NASCAR postpones all races until May 3rd
(nascar.com) In accordance with recent CDC guidance, NASCAR is currently postponing all race events through May 3rd, with plans to return racing in Martinsville May 9th. We appreciate the patience of ...
Mar 16, 2020
Kansas City Chiefs Franchise tag Chris Jones
(foxsports) The Kansas City Chiefs have made a number of player moves Monday, They have placed the nonexclusive franchise tag on Chris Jones. The nonexclusive tag means Jones must be offered a one-yea...
Mar 16, 2020
Audio - Monday - 03-16-20
Newsmaker: Dee Schwinn discusses the Emporia Friends of the Library spring book sale from Mar. 28 through April 2. Your browser does not support the audio element. Newsmaker 2: USD 253 Emporia Superin...
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: With more events canceled and locations closing, Lyon County Emergency Management using disaster declaration to emphasize need to heed health guidance
With a state of local disaster in hand, Lyon County continues doing its best to stay in front of the fast-developing coronavirus situation. Lyon County Emergency Management Director Jarrod Fell says t...
Mar 16, 2020
Lyon County drug conviction upheld by Kansas Court of Appeals
A conviction on drug charges in Lyon County District Court has the backing of the Kansas Court of Appeals. The appellate court ruling in the case against Xavier Hutcherson follows a bench trial and re...
Mar 16, 2020
Defendant in Emporia convenience store robbery case reaches plea agreement
Trial was supposed to start Monday in the case of a robbery suspect, but it never got rolling. Harold Stewart, the suspect in the Max’s BP convenience store robbery from February 2019, reached a...
Mar 16, 2020
Court of Appeals vacates sentence in Lyon County aggravated burglary case
The Kansas Court of Appeals has vacated the sentence in a Lyon County burglary case. The appellate court made its ruling in a case against Tyler McCarley, who reached a plea agreement with prosecutors...
Mar 16, 2020
KSHSAA suspends spring sports and activities for 1 week
The Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced that effective today Monday, March 16, all spring sports and activities are suspended through Sunday, March 22. This includes cancella...
Mar 16, 2020
NFL Players approve new labor agreement
(ESPN/AP) By a close vote, with some 500 union members not participating, NFL players approved a new labor agreement with the league. It features a 17-game regular season, number of play-off teams exp...
Mar 16, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Local school districts following recommendation from Governor and KSDE on week long closures; local lawmakers weigh in on recommendation
School districts across the state have hit the pause button on the 2019-2020 academic year following a recommendation from Governor Laura Kelly Sunday in response to the global coronavirus pandemic. D...
Mar 16, 2020
