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After rising to finalist for an open position on the Kansas Supreme Court, Emporia native Kristen Wheeler will interview this week for an opening on the Kansas Court of Appeals. Governor Laura Kelly&#...

One of three defendants in a pair of business burglaries from almost two years ago will get sentenced Tuesday, based on the most recent docket provided by Lyon County District Court. Aaron Coxwell is ...

Lyon County deputies say an Emporia man led a short chase out of town and then crashed Sunday night. Deputy Zach Shafer says Emporia State Police and Safety tried to stop a car in the 1800 block of Me...

“We’re off to a great start.” Those were the words of USD 243 Lebo Waverly Superintendent Corey Reese during a recent interview with KVOE regarding the district’s start to the ...

After maintaining in-person classes through the entire first semester, USD 251 North Lyon County is looking to keep the trend going at the start of the spring semester. During a recent interview with ...

An early morning structure fire destroyed one building and damaged another east-southeast of Emporia Sunday. According to Lyon County Deputy Jody Meyers, Sheriff’s Deputies, Emporia, Olpe and Ha...

For the past several days, local health officials have said the first phase of coronavirus vaccinations was nearing an end. The latest sign of that came Saturday as 527 first-round vaccines were admin...

Dirt work has started for a new travel plaza in west Emporia, but other phases of the project are some time down the road. Paperwork provided by the city of Emporia says the almost 35-acre travel plaz...

Sentencing is ahead for the third co-defendant in a shooting incident from last summer. Edgar Gilberto Gonzalez, Jr., accepted plea agreements on three different cases Wednesday, two of which were con...

A man who allegedly led law enforcement from several agencies on a chase across parts of four counties has accepted a plea agreement in his case. Joshua Forero pleaded to felony flee and elude during ...