Category Archives: News
Emporia City Commission to consider finalizing 2022 budget Wednesday evening
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...
Sep 14, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
More controlled blasts planned for K-31 east of Osage City
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...
Sep 14, 2021
Marginal severe weather risk Tuesday night for area
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 ...
Sep 14, 2021 All area counties are in a marginal risk for severe weather Tuesday night. Hail and wind are the main severe weather risks. WeatherTAP.com image.
Virtual roundtable discussion focused on education coming Tuesday
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 ...
Sep 13, 2021 National Teachers Hall of Fame logo.
Third suspect in Avila murder to be charged as adult
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...
Sep 13, 2021 Andrew Granado. Lyon County Jail file photo.
Kansas Attorney General requesting proposals for law firms as investigation into February gas price hike continues
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt may expand his investigation into significant increases in natural gas prices due to extreme cold early this year. Schmidt is now seeking proposals to retain a la...
Sep 13, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
United Way of the Flint Hills holding second annual drive-thru food drive Tuesday
The United Way of the Flint Hills will be holding the first major event in its 2021 fundraising campaign Tuesday. After having to cancel the official campaign kickoff last month due to the ongoing COV...
Sep 13, 2021 KVOE News File Photo
CORONAVIRUS: 11 new cases, 32 recoveries reported in Lyon County Monday
For the first time in over a month, Lyon County's active COVID-19 case total is under 100 cases. In its first update of the week Monday, Public Health reported just 11 new cases were identified over t...
Sep 13, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Major repaving project underway in downtown Emporia
If you're among the thousands of drivers that use Commercial Street or Sixth Avenue in downtown Emporia, you may have already figured out something big is underway on one of those two streets. Milling...
Sep 13, 2021 Work has started on a significant paving project in downtown Emporia. Crews are moving south on Commercial from 12th to the Burlington Northern Santa Fe tracks. Work will also include Sixth between Mechanic and Neosho. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia State noted by US News in Midwest regional institution reports
Emporia State University has been listed as the highest-ranked public regional institution in Kansas. US News has ESU tied for 20th on its Midwest regional list for public institutions and 82nd overal...
Sep 13, 2021 KVOE News file photo.
