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Phone lines are back up and running at Newman Regional Health The outage was first reported just after 1 pm with phone service restored shortly before 3:30 pm. The full scope of the outage as well as ...

A child has passed away after being found unresponsive inside a vehicle in Osage County over the weekend. Sheriff Chris Wells says deputies received a 911 call shortly before 3:45 pm about the 2-year-...

Habitat for Humanity continues its work on its 26th home build. Director Eric Kirby says things are progressing well at 427 State, thanks to a lot of volunteers. The 3-bed, 1-bath home has around 1,20...

A hotly-contested constitutional amendment on abortion rights was defeated Tuesday. Voters convincingly turned down House Concurrent Resolution 5003, otherwise known as the Value Them Both amendment. ...

The steambath has returned. After a relatively mild and damp week last week, sultry conditions returned in force Sunday with a high of 94 and peak heat index of 104. Hot, sticky conditions will contin...

An Emporia man suffered minor injuries, however, nobody required a trip to the hospital following a two-vehicle collision west of Emporia late Sunday morning. Emergency crews were called to the 600 bl...

Despite relatively mild conditions, the Jones Aquatic Center was busy for its 20th anniversary party Saturday. Activities included free swim and access to other amenities like the lazy river, slides a...

Two-plus decades of rap and R&B came to the Emporia Granada on Saturday, courtesy of Aaron Carter and special guests Chedda, Grizz Lee and Socky. Carter has been performing since the mid-1990s and has...

Emporia Fire responded to a small restaurant fire Saturday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched to Panda Express shortly before 4 pm after a wok caught fire. An employee used an extinguisher to get...

Emporia city commissioners have a decision ahead on the future of the Carnegie Library. The bid deadline has now passed, with publicized interest from Jason and Cassie Heffron to turn the building int...