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West wins All-Star Football games
The West was the winner in all 3 All-Star football games played Saturday. The West defeated the East 26-7 in the Shrine Bowl game. In the 8-Man Division I All-Star game the West defeated the East 36-1...
Jun 09, 2019
NHRA Heartland Nationals day 2
The NHRA Menards Heartland Nationals wraps up Sunday in Topeka at Heartland Park. On day 2 Emporian Gary Stinnett was eliminated in the 2nd round of eliminations in the Super Comp Division. He was eli...
Jun 09, 2019
NASCAR at Michigan Speedway - Rained out Sunday. Rescheduled for Monday
Rain washed out NASCARs Monster Energy Cup race at Michigan Speedway Sunday. They will try again Monday. The race is scheduled to start at 4pm. Joey Logano has the pole Aric Almirola qualified for the...
Jun 09, 2019
Day two of Madison Days 2019 draws good crowd
Day two of the 30th annual Madison Days celebration saw citizens of Madison coming together for a fun day in the summer weather. Madison Days is always held on the second week of June and celebrates M...
Jun 08, 2019
Community members don orange to support an end to gun violence
As Saturday is Gun Safety Awareness Day in Emporia, Moms Demand Action organized a community celebration to commemorate the event. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense is a national organization dedicated...
Jun 08, 2019
Inmate dies in Greenwood County Friday, investigation to be handled by Kansas Bureau of Investigation
An investigation is now underway following the death of an inmate at the Greenwood County Jail Friday. According to a press release from Greenwood County Sheriff Heath Samuels, Greenwood County EMS an...
Jun 08, 2019
Royals end 6 game losing skid with win over White Sox
The Kansas City Royals ended their 6 game losing skid with a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox Friday night. Adalberto Mondesi was 3 for 4 with 2 RBI and scored 2 runs. Your browser does not support ...
Jun 08, 2019
Kansas Leadership state tour stopping in Emporia this week
The Kansas Leadership Center is embarking on a statewide journey starting Monday. KLC will be hitting the road for its second annual state tour which will be stopping in Emporia Tuesday. All residents...
Jun 08, 2019
The spirit of the jungle was alive and well at the David Traylor Zoo
The David Traylor Zoo hauled in a large crowd for their Annual “Stroll & Show” event Friday evening. The annual event highlights the zoo’s wildlife under cooler weather conditio...
Jun 08, 2019
How the understanding of tornadic activity has altered tornado precautions 45 years after the 1974 Emporia tornado
Much has changed since Emporia was devastated by an F-4 tornado. It was 45-years-ago Saturday when the city of Emporia was impacted by a tornado which caused major damage to the west and northwest sec...
Jun 08, 2019
