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Two Lawrence residents arrested on suspicion of drug, vehicle and weapons violations Sunday in Osage County
Two Lawrence residents are in police custody following a traffic stop early Sunday morning in Osage County. According to Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells, a Sheriff's Corporal conducted a stop at 8th ...
Jan 4, 2026 Mariah D. Hall and Mondezz T. McGruder-Proctor. Osage County Jail photos.
Topeka residents arrested following traffic stop in Osage County Saturday
A pair of Topeka residents are in custody in Osage County on suspicion of drug activity. According to a news release from the Osage County Sheriff's Office, a deputy conducted a traffic stop just befo...
Jan 4, 2026 Antionette Latif and Orman Jones. Osage County Jail Photos.
Emporia Police investigating after apparent unlawful discharge of firearm incident Saturday
Emporia Police is investigating after an incident in northeast Emporia on Saturday afternoon. Sgt. Marcial Hernandez says officers were called to Terra Park Apartments, 1201 Triplett Building B, aroun...
Jan 3, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia's new city commissioners join Talk of Emporia ahead of first official meeting
The Emporia City Commission has its first meeting of the year this upcoming Wednesday, and the trio of new members say they are ready for their new leadership roles. KVOE's Talk of Emporia this past F...
Jan 3, 2026 (From left): Tammi Ogle, Kurt Steinkuhler and Monica Duncan. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Debut of Maker First Friday well-attended
There's no official word yet on whether Emporia First Friday will have a summertime Maker Art Walk -- but if it happens, the first-ever Winter Maker Art Walk is a big reason why. Instead of connecting...
Jan 3, 2026 Emporia First Friday organizers are pleased with the turnout from the first-ever Maker First Friday event on Jan. 2. Kat Dorcas/Emporia First Friday.
With Maduro indicted, Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela; Marshall says capture makes America 'safer at home'
Kansas lawmakers in Congress are starting to make their thoughts known about the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro on Friday night. Senator Roger Marshall says: "President Trump made a pr...
Jan 3, 2026 Google Maps image.
CDC increases Kansas flu traffic activity from low to high
Tracking with recent comments made on KVOE's airwaves by Lyon County Health Officer Dr Ladun Oyenuga about increased flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have upgraded the Kans...
Jan 3, 2026 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map.
Kansas collects over $1 billion in December revenues -- missing both December 2024 and budget projections
Typically, when Kansas collects over $1 billion in tax revenues for a given month, it's a good month when compared to the prior year or to budget expectations. That wasn't the case in December. The st...
Jan 3, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Isolated to widely-scattered slick spots noted Saturday morning
A brief period of wintry precipitation overnight has caused occasionally slick sidewalks and parking lots for much of the early-Saturday period, along with isolated slick streets shortly before sunris...
Jan 3, 2026 Seen from the Commercial Street intersection, East Sixth is wet as of 5 am Saturday. Isolated slick spots developed in Emporia after this photo was taken. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Arrangements announced for longtime ESU professor, former Deputy Lyon County Clerk
Area residents are mourning the passing of two people with distinctive careers in different pathways. Former Emporia State professor Dick Keller passed away Dec. 7 at the age of 82. After growing up i...
Jan 3, 2026 (From left): Richard Keller, Lanny Linebarger. Photos courtesy Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.
