Category Archives: News
Fuel leak leads to vehicle fire in south Emporia
One vehicle suffered significant damage, however, no individuals were harmed following a vehicle fire that developed late Sunday afternoon. Emporia Fire crews and Emporia Police responded to 521 Wilts...
Jun 21, 2020
City of Emporia embracing proactive approach to prevent high volume of water main breaks through summer months
This is the time of year where water main breaks become more frequent in the city of Emporia, and Public Works Director Dean Grant recently spoke with KVOE to discuss some of the work going into city ...
Jun 21, 2020
Enhanced severe weather risk in place areawide for Sunday
Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible for most of Kansas, including the entire KVOE listening area, for the late afternoon and evening hours Sunday. The Storm Prediction Center has most of the s...
Jun 21, 2020
Dirty Kanza founder fired from Life Time Fitness over social media post on officer-involved shooting
Life Time Fitness has fired Dirty Kanza founder Jim Cummins after a social media post about an officer-involved fatal shooting of a Black man. CyclingTips broke the story Saturday, saying Cummins got ...
Jun 21, 2020
Hartford, Olpe graduates get their diplomas Saturday
USD 252 Southern Lyon County celebrated its graduates with ceremonies at both Hartford and Olpe on Saturday. Both schools had commencement exercises outside, reflecting both the weather and the now on...
Jun 21, 2020
Motorcycle driver dead after Osage County crash
One motorcycle rider is dead after a crash near Lyndon on Saturday. The crash happened at 2:10 pm at the junction of Kansas Highways 268 and 368. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 49-year-old Bryan Holla...
Jun 21, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Presbyterian Manor residents test negative
After two straight weekends of announcing COVID-19 in its local workforce, Emporia Presbyterian Manor had better news to report Saturday. Presbyterian Manor says a round of tests including all residen...
Jun 20, 2020
Small transformer fire in downtown Emporia handled quickly
Traffic on a downtown Emporia street was rerouted briefly after a transformer fire Saturday. Emporia Fire and Evergy were called to the 10 block of East Fourth shortly after noon after a transformer c...
Jun 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Lyon County Public Health announces seventh death
Lyon County has another death related to coronavirus. Lyon County Public Health says an Hispanic man passed away. He is Lyon County’s seventh COVID-19 death and first since June 3. Further detai...
Jun 20, 2020
Burlington Northern Santa Fe expanding Southern Transcon line in Chase County
Burlington Northern Santa Fe is in the middle of a major expansion west of Emporia. The railroad has confirmed to KVOE News it is installing a second line for its Southern Transcon, the railroad’...
Jun 20, 2020
