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A second defendant in a set of local business burglaries from earlier this year will spend time in prison as a result. Lesli Fontenot received 14 months overall after two incidents in May. Judge Jeff ...

Potential approval for new rate increases will highlight the Emporia City Commission’s action session Wednesday afternoon. Commissioners settled on increases of 10 percent for sewage, five perce...

Evergy customers in and around Cottonwood Falls had a power outage overnight. Spokesperson Kaley Bohlen says the outage was planned — and needed — as Evergy had to replace various equipmen...

Road construction has been approved for part of US Highway 56 northwest of Emporia. The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a bid from Smoky Hill LLC of Salina for a special construction ...

Emporia Police have given more details about Monday’s injury crash at Sixth and Chestnut that sent one person to Newman Regional Health afterward. Sgt. Lisa Sage says 62-year-old Linda Glaze of ...

Sentencing is coming Tuesday morning for one of two defendants in a set of local business burglary cases from earlier this year. Leslie Fontenot will be in Lyon County District Court for sentencing at...

Kansas polling places are now open with the 2019 general election officially underway. For the most part, the ballot is locally-driven. Areawide, the ballot includes races for mayor, city council, cit...

This Saturday, freedom lovers from near and far will descend on Emporia’s All Veteran’s Memorial for the 17th annual Freedom Fest. This year’s event is once again jam-packed with act...

A plea hearing is on the docket for Tuesday afternoon in a vehicular manslaughter case originating about 18 months ago. Christopher Murphy of Burlington was charged in July with one count of involunta...

Business owners, city and county officials, education administrators and policymakers heard some positive news about the local and state economy during the Emporia Regional Economic Outlook Conference...