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Burlingame man arrested after lengthy standoff, reports of shots fired
Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says a Burlingame man was taken into custody after a lengthy standoff near the town this week. Wells says deputies responded to a residence in rural Burlingame after r...
Mar 13, 2026 Osage County Sheriff's Office badge.
After limited fire activity Thursday, light snow and high wind expected Sunday
For the most part, area counties escaped Thursday's significant fire danger. Morris County reported a grass fire near South 400 and Road F, as well as a structure fire in Wilsey. Details are pending f...
Mar 13, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
Check presentation Friday for Heartland Hounds tourism grant
Emporia's Heartland Hounds has secured a Tourism Attraction Development Grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce. Heartland Hounds is getting $100,000 to develop a Heartland Hounds Dockplex, which...
Mar 13, 2026 Heartland Hounds graphic.
Meetings Thursday connect recently-displaced workers to training, unemployment benefit options
Workers displaced by recent business shutdowns had a chance to learn more about the training and benefit options available to them. Representatives of Kansas WorkforceONE and he Kansas Department of L...
Mar 12, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
City of Madison placed in boil water advisory Thursday
Residents in Madison will have to boil their water until further notice. A boil water advisory was issued for the community Thursday due to a water main break that resulted in a loss of pressure in th...
Mar 12, 2026
Emporia man charged with attempted murder
Having recently been sentenced to probation in an Emporia arson case, Seth Giroux is awaiting a decision on formal attempted murder charges. Giroux was arrested late Wednesday night on suspicion of do...
Mar 12, 2026 Seth Giroux. Lyon County Jail photo.
Lyon County Commission approves $3 million in bids for new Lyon County Emergency Operations Center Thursday; Construction expected to begin by early to mid June
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy called her appearance before Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning a "surreal day." Van Gundy's appearance was in part to se...
Mar 12, 2026 Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne Van Gundy presents bids for new dispatch center to Lyon County Commissioners. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Articulation agreement finalized between FHTC, Pittsburg State
Flint Hills Technical College has finalized an education agreement with Pittsburg State. The so-called 2+2 articulation agreement lets tech college graduates go to Pitt State so they can get a bachelo...
Mar 12, 2026 Flint Hills Technical College logo.
ESB Financial marks 125th birthday with lead gift for David Traylor Zoo eagle exhibit project
One of the through lines of ESB Financial's long history has been community service, and to a significant level, community improvement. That was in evidence Wednesday as the bank held its 125th birthd...
Mar 12, 2026 Representatives of ESB Financial and the David Traylor Zoo surround a ceremonial check signifying the bank's $100,000 donation to the zoo's upcoming eagle exhibit project at ESB Financial's 125th birthday party Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
USD 253 Board approves phases 1 and 2 of cost containment recommendations Wednesday evening; Logan Avenue closure not among approved recommendations, public hearing on potential closure scheduled for April 15th
Faculty and families of Logan Avenue Elementary School filled the USD 253 Board of Education room Wednesday evening to share their thoughts and feelings on the proposed closure of Logan, possibly with...
Mar 11, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
