Category Archives: News
Baldwin City officers arrest Hartford man on suspicion of rape
Baldwin City Police officers say they have arrested a Lyon County man on suspicion of rape and aggravated sexual battery. Chief Mike Pattrick says an alleged incident during a massage therapy appointm...
Apr 9, 2026 Baldwin City Police Department badge.
Baker hits ground running as ESU's 19th president
Emporia State President Matthew Baker has had a busy month since he started his official duties. And, he says, it's getting busier. Part of that work involves a quick but thorough strategic planning p...
Apr 9, 2026 Emporia State President Matthew Baker made his first appearance on KVOE's ESU Buzz program Thursday after being named as ESU's 19th president late last year. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Unsettled weather pattern includes marginal severe storm risk Thursday, other severe weather chances through Tuesday
Rain chances are ahead for the next week. There are slight chances of showers Thursday, with storms entering the forecast picture by late afternoon. Storms appear likely Thursday evening, with a margi...
Apr 9, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Property tax policy headlines lawmaker work as 2026 veto session begins in Topeka
Lawmakers have gaveled in and have started discussions for the veto session. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed over 20 bills either during the session or after the regular session ended late last mon...
Apr 9, 2026 Mike Argabright. Kansas Legislature photo.
Wind-related wreck hurts one person in Osage County
One person was hurt and hospitalized after a wreck in southern Osage County on Wednesday. The two-vehicle wreck happened at 1:30 pm on Interstate 35 near mile marker 159, just west of the Kansas Highw...
Apr 9, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
American Legion's Second Saturday breakfast to benefit Emporia High Theatre's trip to International Thespian Festival
Residents are encouraged to get a good meal and support the Emporia High Theatre Department at the same time this weekend. The American Legion Post 5, 2921 West 12th, has its Second Saturday breakfast...
Apr 9, 2026 American Legion Post 5 members Ed Rathke (left) and Clay Childs (right) joined Emporia High Theatre Director Amanda Ballard on KVOE's Morning Show to preview the Legion's Second Saturday breakfast raising money for the Theatre Department's trip to the International Thespian Festival later this year. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Spring Book Sale to be shorter than in years past
The Friends of the Emporia Public Library have the annual Spring Book Sale beginning this weekend, and there is a change from years past. The event will be shorter, according to longtime spokesperson ...
Apr 9, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 Board of Education accepts offer on Kansas Avenue School building Wednesday, nearly a month after previous purchase agreement cancellation
Shortly after the deal with Frontier Development Group fell through, USD 253 Emporia has a new buyer for the former Kansas Avenue School Building. USD 253 Board of Education members approved a sale of...
Apr 8, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Techniques, connections and perspective, all byproducts from the annual Lyon County Sheriff's Office spring training seminar ongoing at Lyon County Fairgrounds Anderson Building
The annual Lyon County Sheriff's Office spring training seminar is underway on the Lyon County Fairgrounds. According to Lyon County Detective Corporal Eric Williams, this year's seminar had more than...
Apr 8, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Emporia makes contact with International Space Station through ARISS contact at PAROC Wednesday
April 8th, 2026, will forever be remembered locally as "The day we made contact." As mentioned, Emporia was one of two contacts in the United States through the program, with the other taking place la...
Apr 8, 2026 EHS Student Kalif Jackson asks his question to EAC Astronaut Sophie Adenot aboard the International Space Station. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
