Category Archives: News
Preliminary hearing set for Council Grove attorney accused of vehicular aggravated assault
A preliminary hearing is on the docket for Steven Iverson, the Council Grove attorney accused of using a semi as a weapon in an incident from over two years ago. Iverson, the owner of Iverson Law Offi...
Sep 20, 2022 Steve Iverson. www.iversonlawoffice-ks.com screenshot.
Triple-digit heat Tuesday transitions to taste of fall by Thursday
Summer-time heat continues Tuesday across the KVOE listening area. After high temperatures of 100 degrees both Sunday and Monday, the current forecast calls for 101 Tuesday. Peak heat index readings c...
Sep 20, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
EMPORIA STATE: ESU now not planning to announce dismissal impact by department after candlelight vigil held Monday
Emporia State University is planning to announce its "reimagined" programs over the next few weeks after approval of its Framework for Workforce Management and over 30 staff cuts last week. However, E...
Sep 19, 2022 Campus and community members sign butcher paper offering well-wishes to the over 30 Emporia State faculty and staff dismissed last week as part of a program restructuring effort. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Fanestil's Party Time Ham into second round of Coolest Thing Made in Kansas contest
It may not be time to party just yet, but Fanestil Meats' Party Time Ham has advanced to the second round of the Coolest Thing Made in Kansas people's choice contest. Party Time Ham is now among 16 pr...
Sep 19, 2022 Fanestil Meats graphic.
Former Wabaunsee County coroner to spend nearly six years in federal prison
A former Wabaunsee County coroner already in legal trouble at the county and state levels has now been sentenced to wire fraud in federal court. Shawn Parcells, 42, received nearly six years in federa...
Sep 19, 2022 Shawn Parcells. Shawnee County Jail photo.
Emporia Public Works returns to 30th and Prairie area for water main break
For the second time in four days, Emporia Public Works is battling a water main break near 30th and Prairie. Public Works was called out to the 2900 block of Prairie on Monday afternoon and is in the ...
Sep 19, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
EMPORIA STATE: Candlelight vigil to be held on ESU campus Monday evening
Plans have been finalized for a candlelight vigil in response to the terminations and dismissals at Emporia State University this past week. The vigil is planned for 8 pm Monday evening at the Sunken ...
Sep 19, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
18 months after going online, Americus sun farm exceeding performance expectations
Roughly 18 months after it went online, the Americus sun farm is outperforming operations on several fronts, according to 4 Rivers General Manager Dennis Svanes. Svanes also says the sun farm has been...
Sep 19, 2022 4 Rivers General Manager Dennis Svanes stands inside the Americus sun farm shortly before it started producing power for the utility last year. KVOE News file photo.
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Sawyer stops in Emporia to discuss childcare
Childcare and workforce matters are among the issues of note for Republican gubernatorial candidate Derek Schmidt and his running mate. Katie Sawyer made a stop at the KVOE studios on Friday as part o...
Sep 19, 2022 Republican lieutenant governor candidate Katie Sawyer stopped at KVOE on Friday to discuss childcare, workforce and other issues. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Schmidt faults LaTurner on Mar-a-Lago, reproduction rights during Emporia stop
US Second District Congressional candidate Patrick Schmidt says Republicans supporting former president Donald Trump as the investigation continues into classified documents taken out of Washington DC...
Sep 19, 2022 Patrick Schmidt (right) listens to concerns during a meet-and-greet stop in Emporia on Sunday. Schmidt, a Democrat, is running for US Congress Second District. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
