Category Archives: News
Local authorities arrest Emporia man following fourth vehicle pursuit in two-days Monday evening
An Emporia man is in custody following a late night pursuit involving Emporia Police and Lyon County Deputies Monday evening. According to Deputy Fernando Zuniga, deputies were called to the 200 block...
May 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo
Flint Hills Technical College holding spring commencement Sunday
More than 200 students are set to leave the halls of Flint Hills Technical College and move on to the next phase of their careers this weekend. The college is hosting its spring commencement activitie...
May 10, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
Weekly Lyon County Commission action meeting coming Thursday
Lyon County Commissioners are meeting Thursday morning. Commissioners will consider a pair of requests from Lyon County Engineer Chip Woods. Those requests will include consideration of approving an e...
May 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Spike in diesel prices causing headaches for ag producers
Spiking prices are doing no favors to ag producers already dealing with other high input costs. Lyon County Extension ag agent Brian Rees, a guest on KVOE's Morning Show on Tuesday, says it's already ...
May 10, 2022 Diesel prices have been above $5 in and around Emporia recently, and in some cases have been as high as $5.49 over the past week. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Municipal Band announces return of summer concert season
After two years away from the bandstand in Fremont Park, the Emporia Municipal Band is back -- and it has a robust schedule this summer. The season traditionally starts with the city's Memorial Day pe...
May 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Wichita woman drives into two vehicles at KTA's Matfield Green service exit; two hurt
Two people were hurt after one person apparently drove through the parking lot at the Kansas Turnpike's Matfield Green service exit and hit two vehicles early Tuesday morning. The Kansas Highway Patro...
May 10, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
BNSF crossing repair project approaching Emporia
Burlington Northern Santa Fe continues its ongoing push to repair track crossings, and that effort is now near Emporia. Several track crossings will be closed all day Tuesday: *Road S between 150 and ...
May 10, 2022 Courtesy graphic.
WEATHER: 94-degree Tuesday resets record books as heat index climbs to 104
It's hot. It's record hot. Tuesday's high temperature at the Emporia Municipal Airport reached 94 degrees, breaking the old record set in 1967. Dewpoints in the low 70s all day pushed the heat index t...
May 10, 2022 Air temperatures didn't quite match vehicle thermometers, but it was hot and sticky again across the KVOE listening area Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
CORONAVIRUS: Summer camp organizers can sign up for free tests through KDHE
Summer camp organizers can take advantage of a free COVID-19 testing program through the state. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says camps can use two test options -- either point-of-c...
May 10, 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Strategic planning conversations resuming this week for RDA board
The Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Board of Directors will resume its latest round of strategic planning discussions as part of its monthly meeting this week. Board members ar...
May 10, 2022 City of Emporia Image.
