Category Archives: News

An Emporia woman has been reappointed to the Kansas Supreme Court Task Force on Permanency Planning. Mickey Edwards, the executive director of the Kansas CASA Association, was reappointed to a four-ye...

Several road or bridge construction projects have recently been approved by the Kansas Department of Transportation. In Lyon County, KDOT has approved a bridge repair on Kansas Highway 99 over 142-Mil...

Fourth of July festivities came to an end with the annual Emporia Fireworks display Thursday evening. Hundreds filled Welch Stadium at the Emporia State University campus, and many many more watched a...

After heavy to massive rainfall totals in parts of Kansas on Thursday, river-based flood warnings have now been issued east and west of Emporia. The Neosho River is now in a flood warning at Neosho Ra...

Emporia Police have taken a report on a possible vandalism incident at the All Veterans Memorial. One of the Huey helicopter’s windows was broken out. The timing of the incident is unclear, alth...

The “All-American Mile” event still sparked the 4th of July spirit despite heavy rainfall. Even with a 10-minute rain delay, the event still played host to over 50 spirited runners from al...

Separate crashes led to the deaths of a Coffey County man and a Greenwood County man Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol investigated a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 400 near Leon shortly before 6:...

An historic Independence Day celebration will take place at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve on Saturday. Historic ranch characters will perform daily activities in the morning, including garde...

With a trial date looming next week, a suspect in an Emporia rape case has pleaded to a lesser charge. On Wednesday, Edgar Hilberto Gonzalez pleaded no contest to aggravated battery. Gonzalez had been...

The Emporia Municipal Band is ready to add a slice of Americana to the city’s annual Fourth of July event list — and conductor James Davis can’t wait. Your browser does not support t...