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A preliminary hearing is tentatively set for Wednesday morning for an Emporia man accused of rape. Brice Obermeyer, 46, is set for a hearing at 9:30 am in Lyon County District Court. Obermeyer is char...

Christmas is still better than three months away, but the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce has announced plans for the annual holiday parade. Last year, the Chamber had plans to do a reverse parade --...

Part of the Emporia Farmers Market's activities Wednesday will be a special giveaway by one of the city's longstanding service clubs. The Emporia Lions Club is giving away redbud trees free of charge,...

A bridge near Americus is in line to receive state funds so it can be replaced. The bridge is on Road J over Troublesome Creek, just south of Road 210 and just north of the Kansas Turnpike. The Kansas...

Lyon County Commissioners will hold a rare study session Wednesday morning. Commissioners are planning to hold discussions on the role of a county public information officer before traveling to Roads ...

The 2022 City of Emporia budget could see finalization Wednesday evening. The Emporia City Commission will hold a public hearing on the budget and the revenue-neutral rate for fiscal year 2022. Follow...

Controlled blasting is returning to part of Kansas Highway 31 outside Osage City. A blasting project had taken place for two weeks in mid- to late August to help reset the grade for a new stretch of K...

Thunderstorm chances are increasing for the late afternoon and evening hours. Storms are possible starting by mid-afternoon, but the best chances are from sunset to midnight across the KVOE listening ...

Educators across the country will have the opportunity to pull from nearly 150 years of collective knowledge thanks to a collaborative effort between the National Teachers Hall of Fame, Emporia State ...

The number of juveniles allegedly involved in the 2017 murder of Jesus Avila that will be charged as adults is now at three. On Friday, Andrew Granado, now 21, waived a motions hearing, clearing the w...