Category Archives: News
Kansas City man facing potential charges including aggravated human trafficking after arrest in Osage County Thursday
A Kansas City man has been arrested in Osage County in relation to an ongoing investigation regarding the online solicitation of a child. According to a news release from the Osage County Sheriff's Of...
Jul 02, 2021 Steven E. Spradley.
Osage County Sheriff's Office photo
CORONAVIRUS: Little to no activity for area counties
Once again, area counties have seen little to no movement in their coronavirus stats as relayed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. *Chase County added one total case, moving to 278. D...
Jul 02, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
Help your pet enjoy the Fourth of July
Most pet-owners can relate to the stressed-out pets around the Fourth of July holiday as a result of the fireworks. Veterinarians are saying that there a simple steps to diagnosing when a pet is stres...
Jul 02, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Humane Society of the Flint Hills.
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County reports four new cases, no recoveries Friday
Lyon County's overall coronavirus caseload increases continued to close out the workweek. In its Friday update, public health reported four new cases bringing the overall total to 4,298 cases since la...
Jul 02, 2021 Lyon County Public Health graphic.
Emporia's fireworks show ready to go from ESU; complaints low heading into holiday weekend
Emporia's Fourth of July fireworks show is set for Sunday night. As has been the case for years, the Emporia State University campus will be the host site after the city decided against having firewor...
Jul 02, 2021 City of Emporia, Emporia State University map.
Emporia's electric scooters get heavy use in first week of operation
The scooters are out, and apparently they are getting utilized. A few weeks ago, the city of Emporia finalized a partnership with Bird Rides to bring a "flock" of around 100 scooters to town. The scoo...
Jul 02, 2021 Emporia Main Street photo.
Gas prices, travel numbers up as July 4 approaches
Gas prices reach the highest price in 7 years as millions travel for Independence Day weekend. The Kansas average has seen a 90 cent increase from last year's pandemic prices to $2.87 per gallon which...
Jul 02, 2021 Gas prices have increased an average of 90 cents locally over the past year. Photo by Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
One person airlifted, one taken by ambulance to hospitals after motorcycle-car wreck near Saffordville
Two motorcycle riders were taken to hospitals for medical care after a crash in far east Chase County on Thursday night. Emporia Fire joined Chase County deputies and Chase County EMS at the scene of ...
Jul 02, 2021 KVOE News file photo
Melvern Lake's Outlet Swim Pond remains in blue-green algae watch
Melvern Lake's Outlet Swim Pond remains in a blue-green algae watch through late next week. The area is one of a dozen lakes or parts of lakes under an algae watch. Another 10 areas are under an algae...
Jul 02, 2021 Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks and Tourism image.
CORONAVIRUS: New adjustments to KDHE travel quarantine list
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has made another adjustment to its travel quarantine list. Brazil, Namibia, Oman, and Saint Kitts and Nevis have been added to the list. Bahrain, Chile,...
Jul 02, 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic.
