Category Archives: News
WEATHER: Travel largely back to normal in Emporia after Wednesday's snowfall
There are isolated refreezing spots across Emporia and some intersections are slick, but travel conditions are close to normal after 5 inches of snowfall Wednesday. Arterial streets are largely clear ...
Feb 5, 2022 Travel conditions improved greatly in Emporia on Friday after Wednesday's 5-inch snowfall. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
KVOE NEWS POLL: Most respondents favor Founding City of Veterans Day theme for East 12th Avenue water storage tank
When the city of Emporia renovates and repaints the East 12th Avenue water storage tank near Dillons, the vast majority of people responding in the latest KVOE News online poll want the city to highli...
Feb 5, 2022 KVOE News File Photo
UPDATE: Small controlled burn west of Emporia goes out of control, gets into fence
A small grass fire outside Emporia was handled quickly Friday afternoon. Emporia Fire and its rural unit, District 4, were called to the 1800 block of Road F after a controlled burn went out of contro...
Feb 4, 2022 Smoke from a small grass fire hangs above a tree line about a mile west of Emporia on Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia State University MSFS program inviting all to attend latest seminar on criminalistics and social media Monday
The latest speaker in the Emporia State University Master of Science in Forensic Science (MSFS) program seminar series will look to answer the age-old question, "social media and the internet - friend...
Feb 4, 2022 ESU MSFS Image.
CORONAVIRUS: New cases under 100 in Lyon County Friday; Death toll increases to 106
For the first time this year, Lyon County Public Health is reporting a new COVID-19 caseload increase that saw less than 100 new positives. Lyon County Public Health reported 85 new positives in its l...
Feb 4, 2022 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health CEO discusses flexibility in visitation policy as daily patient census remains high
Flexibility has been the name of the game for COVID-19 response, regardless of where you look. And that includes visitation policies at Newman Regional Health. Chief Executive Officer Bob Wright says ...
Feb 4, 2022 Newman Regional Health graphic.
KDOT approves electric vehicle charging station contract for Turnpike's Matfield Green service exit
The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved contracts for seven electronic charging stations across the state, including one affecting part of the KVOE listening area. On Friday, KDOT announc...
Feb 4, 2022 The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved contracts for seven of the 12 areas targeted for electric vehicle charging stations. KDOT map.
CORONAVIRUS: WellHealth resumes free COVID test line at Bowyer Community Building
WellHealth has resumed its coronavirus test line Friday morning. The agency had closed the test line due to weather conditions Wednesday and Thursday. Hours for the free tests are 7 am to 6 pm both Fr...
Feb 4, 2022 KVOE News photo.
Osage County Sheriff's Office updates information on reported injury wrecks
The Osage County Sheriff's Office has released information about three crashes that led to injuries of varying degrees earlier this week. On Monday evening, a vehicle hit a bridge pillar on US Highway...
Feb 4, 2022 Osage County Sheriff's Office graphic.
Governor Kelly vetoes Congressional redistricting map, moving state closer to court battle on new district boundaries
The process to redraw the state's Congressional district map may well be headed to court. On Thursday, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the so-called Ad Astra map that moved Lyon, Chase, Morris and ...
Feb 4, 2022 Kansas Senate Redistricting Committee map.
