Category Archives: News
Chase County man accused of having child porn in possession back in court Monday
A Cedar Point man accused of having child pornography in his possession has his arraignment hearing Monday. Leland Taylor, 71, will be in Chase County District Court for a hearing at 1:30 pm. Taylor i...
Sep 26, 2021 Leland Taylor. Chase County Jail photo.
Weather Service warns of high fire danger Sunday
Planning a controlled burn Sunday? You'd best hold off. The Kansas Grassland Fire Danger Index is in the extreme category for several area counties -- Lyon, Chase, Greenwood and Morris for Sunday. It'...
Sep 26, 2021 Kansas Grassland Fire Danger Index graphic.
Mechanic Street underpass closing this week as progress continues on Commercial, Sixth Avenue paving project
Expect the Mechanic Street underpass to be closed for a while, starting this week. Monday is when the underpass should close to traffic as Burlington Northern Santa Fe's contractor begins work on repa...
Sep 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Burlington man suffers potentially serious injuries in Kansas City-area motorcycle wreck
A Burlington man was hospitalized in a Kansas City suburb after a motorcycle crash Saturday evening. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Maxx Serl was eastbound on Kansas Highway 10 when he cra...
Sep 26, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Vamos-a-Pescar introduces families to fishing Saturday
Many say that there's nothing better on a cool fall morning than casting out a line and reeling in some fish with your family by your side. Several local Hispanic residents would certainly agree with ...
Sep 25, 2021 Vamos-a-Pescar attendees learn the ins and outs of fishing poles. Tagan Trahoon/KVOENews
Flint Hills Mall serves up latest successful Food-a-Palooza Saturday
If you cook it, they will come and the Emporia community came out in droves for the third rendition of Flint Hills Mall's Food-A-Palooza Saturday morning. While not the oldest event put on by the mall...
Sep 25, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Power restored to Northeast Emporia and beyond following large scale outage Saturday
Power has been restored to Evergy customers affected by a large scale outage late Saturday morning into the afternoon hours. The outage was originally reported around 11:45 am with over 1,900 customer...
Sep 25, 2021
Inaugural Radical Life class graduation coming Monday
A long journey for several local residents will have a heartwarming culmination Monday. The first class of the Radical Life Core Community program is set for its official "graduation" ceremony inside ...
Sep 25, 2021 Radical Life Courtesy Image.
ESU President Allison Garrett comments on upcoming departure
Emporia State University has announced a major coming change in terms of leadership. In a news release from the university Friday, ESU announced that President Allison Garrett is resigning to take a n...
Sep 24, 2021 Outgoing ESU President Allison Garrett. KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: 54 new cases, 52 recoveries reported in Lyon County Friday; Death toll increases by one
COVID-19 increases continued across the board in Lyon County Friday. Lyon County Public Health reported 54 new cases bringing the overall total to 5,127 since late last March. 52 recoveries were also ...
Sep 24, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
