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The Emporia High boys swim team will open their season Thursday with a 9 team home meet. Coach Jamie Dawson has 23 swimmers out with 7 of them returning from last year. Your browser does not support t...

An Emporia man faces criminal charges for alleged sexual activity with a teenager. Darion Winn Phillips, 23, was charged last week with three counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child betwe...

As soon as Monday’s school day ended, USD 253 Emporia Public Schools administrators stopped at Walnut Elementary to announce the district’s elementary-level candidate for Kansas Teacher of...

It’s once again that time for the Emporia Community to ring in the Christmas season with the annual Emporia Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. The parade will be taking place Tuesday evening ...

The National Weather Service is expanding efforts to help keep the general public prepared for the impending winter weather season. The NWS is changing their traditional approach to promoting winter w...

One person was taken to Newman Regional Health following a three-vehicle collision in downtown Emporia early Monday afternoon. According to Emporia Police Lt. Scott Stormont, an S10 pickup truck was t...

‘Tis the season for shopping, which means ’tis the season for counterfeiting. Reports of so-called “funny money” go up as the year comes to a close, largely due to the holidays...

The Emporia Community Foundation is getting ready for its sixth annual Match Day check presentation Tuesday. Executive Director Becky Nurnberg teased the prospect of big totals during KVOE’s New...

Governor Laura Kelly is in Emporia on Tuesday, and she has added at least one activity to her local schedule. The governor’s media relations team has already announced a roughly 45-minute stop a...

Emporia State University has announced its plans for winter commencement later this month. Graduate ceremonies will lead off the schedule at 6 pm Dec. 13 at White Auditorium, with undergraduate studen...