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Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt is among several Republicans hoping to succeed Democrat Governor Laura Kelly, and she had a busy day in Emporia on Wednesday as she continues her campaign. ...

We enter another period of severe weather potential later Thursday. Stronger storms are possible Thursday afternoon through the evening, as well as Saturday and Sunday. For Thursday, TV-13 meteorologi...

USD 253 Board of Education members have passed a resolution that, barring any major protest efforts over the next month plus, will see Logan Avenue Elementary School closed at the end of the 2026-27 a...

When asked his feelings on what impact the recently announced Michelin layoffs, coupled with the closure of Hopkins Manufacturing, may have on the development of the Flint Hills Economic Alliance, Cit...

Emporia residents will have a chance to celebrate the environment and enjoy a morning full of activities at the annual Earth Day Celebration hosted at the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center ...

A woman initially accused of aggravated assault on Emporia Police officers last month has accepted a plea agreement in her case. Dora Diaz was arrested after an alleged incident where she used a knife...

US Marshals in Pennsylvania say they have arrested an Osage County man. Marshals say they arrested Alen McNeil, age 34 of Scranton, in Bristol Township, northeast of Philadelphia, for alleged violatio...

A Franklin County man was hurt in a wreck in eastern Osage County on Tuesday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Caleb Priddy of Pomona crashed on Kansas Highway 68 about a quarter-mile ...

A special community engagement session is planned in downtown Emporia on Thursday. Prairie Progress, a nonpartisan group highlighting issues affecting Kansas residents, has a Prairie Talk community co...

Emporia's American Legion Post 5 's work with last year's Wreaths Across America campaign didn't go unnoticed. The national Wreaths Across America organization says the Emporia post helped to sponsor ...