Category Archives: News
Alma man killed in Wabaunsee County wreck
An Alma man was killed after a crash in Wabaunsee County this past weekend. The Kansas Highway Patrol says an SUV driven by 59-year-old Danny Miller was westbound on Pavilion Road at some point in tim...
Mar 16, 2026 Kansas Highway Patrol badge.
Injury accident between Interstate 35 and US-50leads to hospitalization of Wellsville resident Monday morning
A Wellsville man was hospitalized following an injury accident on Interstate 35 late Monday morning. According to Lyon County Deputy Riley Jones, emergency crews were called to I-35 mile marker 134 so...
Mar 16, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Recent political appearances highlight candidate filing, voter registration processes for 2026 election cycle
With political candidates at the state and federal levels starting to make more and more stops in Emporia, Lyon County Clerk and Election Officer Amie Jones is encouraging candidates to apply and resi...
Mar 16, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Rahjes in Emporia touting Secretary of State bid
Kansas 110th District Representative Ken Rahjes is going across Kansas highlighting his run for Kansas Secretary of State, and he stopped in Emporia on Friday. The most public part of the Secretary of...
Mar 16, 2026 Ken Rahjes. Kansas Legislature photo.
Southeast Transmission project closing westbound South between East and Peyton into April
Part of Emporia's South Avenue will see a better-than-month-long closure as part of the ongoing Southeast Transmission waterline project. South closes to westbound traffic Monday from East to Peyton a...
Mar 16, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
US 75 bridge project begins this week near Melvern
Bridge work begins near Melvern this week. The Kansas Department of Transportation says it plans to start Wednesday on a bridge deck replacement involving US Highway 75 over the Marais des Cygnes Rive...
Mar 16, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
Sunday's high winds no longer evident, but blustery conditions still in place to drive very high fire danger Monday
Area residents had to contend with a windy, increasingly wintry day Sunday. Temperatures fell from the mid-60s around 2 am Sunday to the teens by 2 am Monday. Gusts, meanwhile were between 40 to over ...
Mar 16, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Early morning fire damages detatched garage in 100 block of Carter Sunday morning
An investigation is underway after a fire damaged a garage in southeast Emporia Sunday morning. According to a news release from the department, EFD was called to 113 Carter around 7 am for a reported...
Mar 15, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Madison Mayor hopeful boil advisory could be lifted by midweek
It may be midweek at the earliest before Madison residents can consumer water without having to boil it first. The boil water advisory, issued Thursday afternoon, remains in place for the community un...
Mar 15, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
RDA Interim President confident in community's ability to be a destination for Terrapower Natrium project despite growing interest from across the state
There's been no word as of yet as to where Terrapower's new natrium reactor project will land in Kansas, but the possibility of housing the project has generated a lot of interest across the state in ...
Mar 15, 2026 Lyle Butler. Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas photo.
