Category Archives: News
Plumb Place hearing Wednesday involves 'best and highest' bid for property
Chris Stanley's bid to buy Plumb Place has been considered the "best and highest" offer for the property, according to court documents obtained by KVOE News. Stanley's bid goes before Lyon County Dist...
Jul 04, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Status conference ahead in October 2020 attempted murder, home invasion robbery case
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 been ...
Jul 04, 2022 Marcos Diaz. Lyon County Jail photo.
Mid-July trial date set in attempted downtown Emporia gas station robbery case
Trial is set later this month for an Emporia man accused of trying to rob a downtown Emporia gas station earlier this year. Darren Hutcherson is accused of trying to rob Max's BP, 202 East Sixth, in l...
Jul 04, 2022 Darren Hutcherson. Kansas Department of Corrections photos.
Abundant Harvest likely to keep curbside meal service with traffic up three times pre-COVID numbers
The summer hasn't slowed down operations at Abundant Harvest. In fact, Director Lee Alderman says things have stayed busy, and that's even with the popular monthly food pantry involving Kansas Food Ba...
Jul 04, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
JULY 4: Handful of fireworks complaints, three small fires reported Sunday
All in all, the holiday weekend -- to this point -- has been relatively calm. Lyon County Emergency Communications reports a handful of complaints after the 11 pm cutoff and none since midnight. Empor...
Jul 04, 2022
Carnegie Library proposal deadline coming Jul. 25
The City of Emporia continues to accept proposals for the Carnegie Library following recent tours of the building earlier this month. According to City Manager Trey Cocking, the tours saw around 20 in...
Jul 04, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas Turnpike wreck in Chase County sends two people to El Dorado for medical treatment
A pair of wrecks on the Kansas Turnpike during Saturday's storm activity led to reported injuries. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a wreck around 8:20 pm near mile marker 97, just southwest of the Matf...
Jul 04, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Annual Fourth of July fireworks show brightens Emporia Sunday night
The city of Emporia lit up the night sky with the annual Fourth of July fireworks display Sunday evening. Once again, Emporia State University hosted the patriotic show with right around 900 fireworks...
Jul 03, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia State University mourns passing of football player
Emporia State University and the Emporia State football team are mourning the loss of one of their own. According to a news release from ESU Athletics, redshirt sophomore Brexten Green passed away Sat...
Jul 03, 2022
WEATHER: Heat advisories in place across entire listening area through midweek
Oppressive heat is expected to be a regular occurrence over the next several days. As such, the National Weather Service has placed Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties in a heat advisor...
Jul 03, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
