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Motorcycle driver taken to Newman Regional Health after wreck near downtown Emporia
Emporia Fire took a motorcycle driver to Newman Regional Health after the motorcycle collided with a pickup near downtown Emporia on Monday. The wreck happened at Sixth and State shortly before 11 am....
Jul 29, 2019
Audio - Monday - 07-29-19
Emporia Public Library Director Robin Newell discusses upcoming closures for maintenance and schedule adjustments for the sanitary sewer project. Your browser does not support the audio element. Lyon ...
Jul 29, 2019
UPDATE: Residents, businesses affected by water main break should have service restored by early evening Monday
Work will take place through much of Monday to repair a broken water main in west-central Emporia. Underground Utilities staffers say a 6-inch line failed in the 500 block of Wilson, with water bubbli...
Jul 29, 2019
Royals rally for 9-6 win over Cleveland
The Kansas City Royals rallied for a 9-6 win over the Cleveland Indians Sunday. Cleveland grabbed a 3-0 lead in the 1st inning. The Royals scored a run in the 1st and tied the game with 2 runs in the ...
Jul 29, 2019
Pre-sentence investigation issue leads to resentencing hearing for Emporia kidnapping convict
An Emporia man convicted of aggravated kidnapping and related counts will be resentenced Tuesday. Whether the hearing leads to any significant change in William Anderson’s prison time remains to...
Jul 29, 2019
Varied rain totals cover KVOE listening area
Thunderstorms brought decent rainfall totals to parts of the KVOE listening area Sunday night and early Monday morning. The KVOE studios picked up 0.60 inches of rainfall, while the Emporia Municipal ...
Jul 29, 2019
Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones visit with media after Chiefs practice
The Kansas City Chiefs held their 2nd full squad practice Sunday. Two players, Tyreek Hill and Chris Jones, who missed the off-season workouts visited with the media. Tyreek Hill says he is looking fo...
Jul 29, 2019
Denny Hamlin wins at Pocono
Denny Hamlin was the winner of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Race at Pocono yesterday. Erik Jones finished 2nd and Martin Truex Jr was 3rd. Clint Bowyer finished in 11th place. Bowyer is now in 15th p...
Jul 29, 2019
Emporia teenager facing aggravated robbery charges
Hearings in two separate cases are coming this week for an Emporia man. Malik Dorsey, age 19, has a pretrial hearing at 8:30 am Monday on drug possession charges after a traffic stop in early May. Dor...
Jul 28, 2019
Change of Responsibility ceremony signifies Emporian's promotion, new role in Kansas Army National Guard
Steve Harmon has been learning the ropes of his new responsibilities with the Kansas Army National Guard for a couple of weeks now, but his formal promotion came Sunday afternoon during a ceremony in ...
Jul 28, 2019
