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Slick conditions became more isolated as Wednesday morning developed, but they did cause some travel issues after sunrise. Crashes with reports of injuries were noted on the Kansas Turnpike, with one ...

Slushy driving conditions are in place in and around Emporia on Wednesday. Light snow has completely covered local streets, and temperatures near freezing have led to slushy or icy travel. City and co...

Light accumulating snowfall is possible areawide starting Tuesday night, meaning winter weather advisories for Lyon and all surrounding counties through much of Wednesday. Most of the area — Lyo...

Sunday afternoon’s magnitude 4.5 earthquake that hit just outside Hutchinson and caused a host of weak to light shaking reports areawide is putting more emphasis on related safety training for U...

Despite official increases in headcount three years in a row, Emporia State University finds itself in a difficult financial spot. A letter from President Allison Garrett to the campus community earli...

Saying he wants to continue growth and development, Lyon County Commission Chair Rollie Martin has filed for re-election. Martin says the county has gone above and beyond the baseline service levels f...

The Kansas 2020 Teacher of the Year team has been announced, and five of the teachers are Emporia State alumni. The list includes: *Kara Belew, a 2011 bachelor’s graduate in art history and curr...

A contract for predesign work on USD 253’s $78 million facility improvement project will be at the top of the agenda for Board of Education members Wednesday. HTK Architects will present a contr...

Discussions regarding a contribution to the Ignite Emporia Campaign will be one of many agenda items before city commissioners Wednesday. Representatives of Ignite Emporia made the original request fo...

Downtown Emporia businesses will be making adjustments this week and next as the city’s sanitary sewer renovation process continues. Sewer relining gets underway this week, meaning businesses ma...