Category Archives: News
Low-end severe weather risk ahead for early, late Friday
Rainfall is in the offing through the start of the upcoming holiday weekend, and stronger storms can't be ruled out. The Storm Prediction Center has a marginal risk for early Friday, notably for wind ...
Sep 02, 2021 National Weather Service graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Newman Regional Health reaching out to over 50 hospitals on average for COVID transfers; patient traffic up 'significantly' at ExpressCare, emergency room
Newman Regional Health continues to work around the ongoing spike in COVID-19 patients over the last two months, but that patient increase is causing a lot of adjustments and it's straining operations...
Sep 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Police investigating recent threatening calls to local businesses, organizations; Maynard has short lockdown after phone threat
Emporia Police are investigating several threatening calls to local businesses and organizations. Capt. Ray Mattas says the department has received calls from an unspecified number of locations just s...
Sep 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Coffey Health System calling over 60 other hospitals, sending patients over 230 miles on average for transfers
As hospitals across Kansas battle the latest surge in COVID patients on one side and public reactions ranging from hesitancy to outright hostility on the other, they are increasingly using statistical...
Sep 02, 2021 Food and Drug Administration graphic.
CORONAVIRUS: Governor announces Safer Classrooms Workgroup to slow COVID spread in Kansas schools
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is asking residents -- again -- to do what they can to stop coronavirus. To that end, the governor held a news conference at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita on Wednesday, ...
Sep 02, 2021 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly speaks during a news conference at Wichita's Wesley Medical Center on Wednesday. Wesley Medical Center screenshot.
Kansans Can Success Tour brings Kansas Commissioner of Education/ State Board of Education to Emporia Wednesday evening
The Kansans Can Success Tour rolled through Emporia Wednesday evening. The latest stop on the Kansas Department of Education's tour to gain community input on the direction of education throughout the...
Sep 01, 2021 Kansas Commissioner of Education Randy Watson engages in conversation with local leadership during a stop in Emporia as part of the Kansans Can Success Tour. Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Final plat for Brownstone Addition project granted by Emporia City Commissioners Wednesday
A new travel plaza in Emporia is becoming more and more of a reality following the Emporia City Commission's recent action session Wednesday. Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a final plat at...
Sep 01, 2021 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Bond modification request to be handled next week for Avila murder suspect
One of five suspects in the 2017 murder of Jesus Avila will be back in court next week. Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde, 21, appeared in Lyon County District Court Wednesday during which time his defense cou...
Sep 01, 2021 Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde. Lyon County Jail photo.
Bennett waives preliminary hearing; arraignment next in sex misconduct case
An Emporia man accused of sexual misconduct with a teenager will return to court later this month. 23-year-old Wyatt Bennett waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday morning and will now mo...
Sep 01, 2021 Wyatt Bennett. Lyon County Jail photo.
CORONAVIRUS: Local lawmakers not surprised by Post Audit report on KDOL's benefit payment woes
State lawmakers representing Lyon County have expressed a lot of concerns about the Kansas Department of Labor's overall response to the coronavirus pandemic, notably when it comes to paying out unemp...
Sep 01, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
