Category Archives: News
Crash in Osage County leads to suspected serious injury for driver; wreck in Chase County has two people decline hospital trips
A crash involving a semi in southern Osage County led to suspected serious injuries for the driver early Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 31-year-old Eduardo Rivera-Villareal was northbound wh...
Jul 28, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Olathe truck driver unhurt, but semi tractor unit destroyed by fire near Emporia
An Olathe man escaped injury when his semi caught fire near Emporia on Thursday morning, but the truck's tractor unit is listed as a total loss. Lyon County Deputy Brandon Early says deputies, Emporia...
Jul 28, 2022 Firefighters finish putting out a semi fire on Interstate 35 near Emporia on Thursday. Lyon County Sheriff's Office photo.
Strong City man facing federal charges for alleged possession and distribution of child pornography
A pair of federal charges have been filed against a Strong City man for his alleged involvement in the possession and distribution of child pornography. 26-year-old Walter James Haskin was recently ar...
Jul 28, 2022 Kansas Courts graphic.
USD 253 superintendent discusses staffing, enrollment, William Allen White situation during KVOE Morning Show
Even well before the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education decided against "pausing operations" at William Allen White Elementary last week, the question has been in the community: what's different betwe...
Jul 28, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Recent rain doesn't diminish drought
Rainfall turned heavy -- briefly -- for much of the KVOE listening area Thursday morning. The KVOE studios picked up 1 inch of rainfall in about an hour between 7-8 am, putting the station at just ove...
Jul 28, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
Preliminary hearings scheduled after last week's alleged shooting at Eastgate Plaza
Preliminary hearings are coming in September for two men accused in last week's alleged shooting at Emporia's Eastgate Plaza apartment complex. On Wednesday, Judge Doug Jones set Sept. 14 as the heari...
Jul 28, 2022 Keno Hopkins (left), Shedrick Williams. Lyon County Jail photos.
Emergency operations plan, handbooks and interest based bargaining highlight USD 253 Board of Education meeting Wednesday
The USD 253 Emporia Board of Education has approved its annual Emergency Operations Plan for the 2022-23 school year. Superintendent Dr. Allison Anderson Harder presented the report which serves as th...
Jul 27, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Salvation Army studying whether to consolidate space for its services
Several months ago, Salvation Army then-Lieutenant Mylie Hadden joine KVOE's Talk of Emporia and mentioned a possible capital campaign for the agency to meet some pressing building needs. Now a captai...
Jul 27, 2022 Salvation Army local leaders are discussing how to bring the thrift store into a building with its other services. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
No transports following dump truck rollover in Reading Wednesday
An Emporia man was injured, but not transported, following an accident involving a dump truck in Reading Wednesday morning. The accident was reported at the intersection of Kansas Highway 170 and Fran...
Jul 27, 2022 KVOE News file photo
CORONAVIRUS: 52 new cases reported in Lyon County
More than 50 new coronavirus cases were reported in Lyon County Wednesday. In its weekly COVID-19 data report, Public Health reported 52 new cases developed over the past week. This is up slightly fro...
Jul 27, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
