Category Archives: News
Kansas US Senator Jerry Moran pleased with recent passage of veterans related legislation by US Senate
US Senator Jerry Moran is celebrating the passage of two pieces of legislation aimed at increasing care for US veterans. Moran, the lead Republican on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, says w...
Dec 26, 2022 moran.senate.gov screenshot.
City of Emporia to update Rural Street traffic light beginning Tuesday
The City of Emporia will be upgrading the Rural Street traffic light this week. Updates are planned to begin Tuesday with new wiring and an upgraded camera system to be installed. Portable stop signs ...
Dec 26, 2022 City of Emporia logo.
WEATHER: Bitter cold snap could have been worse for livestock, ranchers
Area ranchers are breathing a sigh of relief after battling last week's numbing cold. Reading rancher Scott Briggs says several things worked in favor of livestock producers last week, including the e...
Dec 26, 2022 Cattle browse for food during last week's biting cold. Scott Briggs.
WEATHER: Lee Beran Rec Center reopens after heaters gave way last week
Operations have largely returned to normal at Emporia's Lee Beran Recreation Center. The facility had to shut down Friday because the heat went out in several parts of the building, including the entr...
Dec 26, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Parkview Apartments management not commenting after tenant statements about lack of water through last week's brutal cold
Parkview Apartments management is not commenting on statements from tenants saying they spent the bitter cold period last week without running water. The situation came to light following a social med...
Dec 26, 2022 KVOE News photo.
WEATHER: Driving conditions remain treacherous despite sunshine and treatment Monday
An abundance of sunlight and treatment by county and city crews has done little to help improve local driving conditions. Conditions remain very slick both in and around Emporia according to Emporia P...
Dec 26, 2022 Kandrive.org Screenshot Image.
WEATHER: Recent winter storm delays decision on Plumb Place agency's future
Last week's winter storm postponed a lot of court hearings in Lyon County District Court, including one on the future of the Plumb Place agency. Receiver Kevin Flott had filed a motion to "reconstitut...
Dec 25, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Trial delayed -- again -- for Americus woman accused in federal court of producing child sex abuse materials
Trial in federal court is being delayed again in the case of an Americus woman accused of producing child sex abuse materials. Brandi Snyder's defense team successfully gained a delay from a trial dat...
Dec 25, 2022 Brandi Snyder. Kansas Bureau of Investigation photo.
WEATHER: Recent brutal cold causes several business sprinkler heads to fail
The biting cold air temperatures did no favors to several local businesses, notably with failed sprinkler heads or broken sprinkler lines. Emporia Fire responded to three separate incidents of sprinkl...
Dec 25, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Federal case continues for Greenwood County man after alleged offender registry violation
Proceedings continue in federal court for a Greenwood County man accused in federal court of failing to register as a sex offender Brandon Grulkowski, age 29 of Eureka, was indicted in October. The in...
Dec 25, 2022 US Department of Justice logo.
