Category Archives: News
Core of Emporia's Street Rehab project beginning this week
Preliminary work has been underway on Emporia's annual Street Rehab project for a few weeks now. The core of the project officially begins this week. City Communications Manager Christine Johnson says...
Aug 29, 2022 City of Emporia map.
WEATHER: Low-level severe weather threat for Monday evening
Thunderstorms are a good bet across the KVOE listening area by Monday evening. Storms could develop north of Emporia by late afternoon. Much better chances of storm coverage come by sunset, and there ...
Aug 29, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
THE J&J SHOW: Emporia Police continue to preach vigilance to drivers with school year now in full swing
School is now fully in session across the KVOE listening area and that means traffic congestion is also back in full force. During the monthly installment of KVOE's J&J Show this past week, Empori...
Aug 28, 2022 Emporia Police officers JT Klaurens (left) and Jaffar Agha. Emporia Police Department graphic.
Semi driver cited, traffic closed in 10 block of West Logan until further notice following incident Sunday afternoon
A semi driver was cited after an accident that downed a power line in downtown Emporia Sunday afternoon. According to Emporia Police Sgt. Dominick Vortherms, the accident occurred at the intersection ...
Aug 28, 2022 Traffic is being rerouted around the scene of a reported hit and run accident in downtown Emporia. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Scattered showers bring scattered rain totals to listening area Saturday into Sunday
The KVOE listening area received more needed rainfall thanks to storm systems that developed late Saturday into early Sunday morning. At the KVOE studios we received 1.2 inches of rainfall between Sat...
Aug 28, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Vamos a Pescar celebration organizers thrilled by turnout, atmosphere
King Lake was busy for the sixth annual Vamos a Pescar celebration Saturday. Whether lakeside, in the lake or inside the Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center, people thronged to the area -- ju...
Aug 27, 2022 KVOE News File Photo.
Community Conversation encourages Emporia-area Hispanics to take leadership roles
Hispanics in and around Emporia are being encouraged to take on leadership roles in the community, and Visit Emporia held a special Community Conversation to talk more about what it may take to make t...
Aug 27, 2022 Kansas Poet Laureate Huascar Medina begins his presentation at Saturday's Community Conversation at the Emporia Granada Theatre. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Decision on citations pending after wreck southwest of Reading
Citations have not been ruled out after a reported injury crash southwest of Reading led to no hospital transports late Saturday afternoon. Lyon County Deputy Robert Miller says the wreck involved an ...
Aug 27, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Status hearing next for Emporia man accused in alleged shooting, robbery incident from October 2020
Court processes continue for an Emporia man accused of attempted second-degree murder and other counts related to an alleged shooting and home invasion robbery from October 2020. Marcos Diaz has a sta...
Aug 27, 2022 Marcos Diaz. Lyon County Jail photo.
Second Annual Latin Legends Games sees five inductees into Emporia Hall of Fame
Saturday was filled with food, fun and fast-pitch softball in the second annual Latin Legends Games that took place at the Lorenzo Delgado Sports Complex. After holding the event in 2021, tournament d...
Aug 27, 2022
