Category Archives: News
Department of Corrections, KBI announce new Cold Case playing card set
The Kansas Department of Corrections and Kansas Bureau of Investigation have unveiled a set of playing cards with a serious purpose -- solving unresolved crimes, including cold cases for homicides and...
Apr 25, 2022 Kansas Department of Corrections graphic.
Frost advisories cover entire KVOE listening area Tuesday morning
Frosty conditions are possible across the KVOE listening area Tuesday morning. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in a frost advisory from 1-9 am. Chase and Greenwood counties have...
Apr 25, 2022 National Weather Service Graphic.
Honor Flight underway for USD 252 Southern Lyon County, area veterans
Honor Flight No. 9 is underway for area veterans and students in USD 252 Southern Lyon County. Among the students on this trip is Triton Ybarra of Olpe, who is partnered with his grandfather, Larry Br...
Apr 25, 2022 Area veterans and USD 252 Southern Lyon County students and staff are on the way to Washington, DC, as part of the district's ninth Honor Flight program. USD 252 photo.
Emporia man arrested after reports of shots fired outside William Allen White Elementary
Emporia Police say an Emporia man has been arrested following reports of shots fired outside an Emporia school early Monday morning. Deputy Chief Kevin Risley says the Lyon County Emergency Communicat...
Apr 25, 2022 Diego Cervantes. Lyon County Jail photo.
ESU LOVE Group and Emporia Animal Shelter make the purfect pair for recent fundraiser Sunday
Emporia State University's LOVE Group and the Emporia Animal Shelter welcomed movie lovers, both two-legged and four-legged, to a special screening for a special cause Sunday. The Emporia Granada Thea...
Apr 24, 2022 Members of ESU LOVE and representatives of the Emporia Animal Shelter pose for a photo during the Fur and Film fundraiser at the Emporia Granada Theatre. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporia State hosts 27th annual Spring Migration Triathlon Sunday
Local residents ran, biked and swam in and around Emporia State University Sunday morning all to support the future of incoming students. The 27th annual Spring Migration Triathlon welcomed more than ...
Apr 24, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
STATEHOUSE: Smith sees tax cuts as major veto session item alongside food sales tax
Regardless of the topic, revenue will likely be the underlying issue when state lawmakers convene their veto session Monday. Part of that will include possible tax cuts or rebates. 76th District Repre...
Apr 23, 2022 76th District Representative Eric Smith. Courtesy photo.
Jerrod Niemann performs at Emporia Granada Theatre
Folks attending Saturday's Jerrod Niemann concert at the Emporia Granada Theatre were treated to several well-known hits, including the one that put Niemann on the music map. Niemann released "Lover, ...
Apr 23, 2022 Harper native Jerrod Niemann continued his current US tour with a stop at the Emporia Granada Theatre on Saturday. Scott Hayes/KVOE News
With contract still pending, Emporia's Curbit recycling program maintains steady numbers
Officially, Earth Day was held Friday -- and there was a special update on Emporia's Curbit curbside recycling program on KVOE's Talk of Emporia with Emporia Solid Waste Supervisor Keith Senn. Underwa...
Apr 23, 2022 Curbit logo.
Risk of storms doesn't deter expanded Party for the Planet atmosphere despite adjustments
Emporia's Party for the Planet has never been like this. Typically a roughly two-hour event at the David Traylor Zoo, the event split into two locations and dramatically expanded its time for a host o...
Apr 23, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
