Category Archives: News

A new piece of legislation currently in the review stages will help to bring more recognition to the work of dispatchers across the state of Kansas. During a recent installment of KVOE’s Talk of...

For the second time in a week, the Emporia area had a healthy rainfall. On Saturday, the KVOE studios got over 0.70 inches of rain — which was one of the lower totals reported: *Emporia Municipa...

Emporia Police arrested one man after a reported foot pursuit in northwest Emporia on Saturday. Law enforcement went to Walmart early Saturday afternoon on an outstanding warrant, according to Police ...

Emporia city officials haven’t said when they plan to replace a downed traffic light in downtown Emporia. The light impacting southbound travel at Seventh and Commercial was reported downed Satu...

Traffic entering the Kansas Turnpike headed south from Emporia had to take an unusual detour Saturday night. A semi using the southbound onramp to the highway rolled off the ramp around 2:30 pm. Troop...

Last fall, health officials at all levels — local, state and federal — mentioned fears of having to battle big numbers of both coronavirus and influenza infections at the same time. That h...

Two of three defendants accused of kidnapping and conspiracy in a local case dating back to last fall have accepted plea agreements. Lane Rogers and Dakota Wilson formally accepted pleas as part of se...

Ignite Emporia has a lot of work planned as leaders look ahead to 2021. Director Rob Gilligan says last year was a foundational year for the agency despite the disruptive presence of coronavirus. Igni...

A preliminary hearing is coming Monday for an Emporia woman accused of having stolen guns, a stolen vehicle and illegal drugs in her possession over a month ago. Mariel Gwinn Ascencio, also known as M...

After having top leadership in flux for much of last year, the Kansas Department of Labor now has a permanent secretary ready to take over the agency. Amber Shultz began her professional career as a r...