Category Archives: News
City manager weighs in on current state of data center debate on monthly Q&A segment Tuesday
With the petition seeking to ban high-impact data centers in the Emporia area currently awaiting a pair of decisions from both the community and Lyon County District Court, Emporia City Manager Trey C...
Sep 15, 2026 The Q&A With Trey is a monthly segment airing on KVOE every third Tuesday of the month. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Competency hearing granted in Lyon County attempted murder case
An attempted murder case in Lyon County District Court is now on hold. Judge Doug Jones has approved defense attorney Rick Meier's request for a competency evaluation in the case against Marisol Alcal...
Sep 15, 2026 Wave.video graphic.
Lyon County drug distribution case advances after Monday hearing
Court processes are advancing in a Lyon County drug distribution case. Following a preliminary hearing Monday, Keno Hopkins will now have a pretrial hearing October 13. Hopkins is charged with distrib...
Sep 15, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
USD 253 award nominees join KVOE's monthly Showcase program
Emporia Public Schools has a lot of teachers up for state awards this fall. The nominees joined KVOE for the monthly Showcase program with Superintendent David McGehee on Tuesday. Kate Nicolay, a kind...
Sep 15, 2026 KVOE's September Showcase featured Emporia Public Schools teachers nominated for state-level awards. Pictured are (from left) Superintendent David McGehee, show host and KVOE General Manager Ron Thomas, Melissa Johnson, Amy Fehr, Kate Nicolay, Josie Schrag and Heather Rios. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Small grass fires extinguished east of Emporia on Monday
Despite recent rainfall, grass fire activity is still possible -- as was evidenced Monday afternoon east of Emporia. A pair of spot fires developed on Interstate 35 near mile marker 139 shortly before...
Sep 15, 2026 Lyon County District 5 photo.
Flooding localized after most recent heavy rain
Flooding is underway, but it is highly localized after major rainfall totals Tuesday afternoon into early Wednesday morning. Flooding developed before noon at the Marais des Cygnes River gauge above R...
Sep 15, 2026 National Weather Service map.
Next weeks to be used for planning and data collection as United Way of the Flint Hills and City of Emporia set roadmap for future of homelessness policy development
The foundation has been laid; however, the exact look of future homelessness policy development locally is still in the early stages of development. That was according to United Way of the Flint Hills...
Sep 14, 2026
DATA CENTER: Let's Learn presentation Tuesday, Digital Campus spokesman to appear on KVOE on Thursday
Last week was a quiet one on the local data center front for the first time since the potential project was announced over 3 months ago. This week may not be. Lyon County Community Alliance has schedu...
Sep 14, 2026 Anna DeLong will be among several presenters for the Lyon County Community Alliance's Let's Learn event about data centers at the Emporia Public Library on Tuesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Greyhound bus crashes near KTA Emporia service exit; 2 hospitalized with minor injuries
Two people were hurt and hospitalized after a bus crash northeast of Emporia early Monday. The wreck involving a Greyhound bus happened shortly after 5:30 am at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 131 northbo...
Sep 14, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Increase in diesel prices the latest input cost concern for ag producers
Ag producers have had to deal with rising input costs for a long period of time, and this summer hasn't helped. Diesel prices now above $6 a gallon for the national average are causing producers, rega...
Sep 14, 2026 Leffler Prime Performance photo.
