Category Archives: News
King Lake back under algae watch
An Emporia lake is back under a blue-green algae watch. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment put King Lake, outside Emporia State's Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center, under a har...
Jul 19, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Occasionally stormy Friday night sets up at least a week of brutal heat and humidity
That break we had from the heat Thursday? The heat wave follows an occasionally stormy evening for the Flint Hills, which included a severe thunderstorm warning for Chase County and periods of showers...
Jul 19, 2025 Brailyn Peak.
Fires on back-to-back nights lead to separate arrests on suspicion of aggravated arson in Emporia
Emporia Fire is investigating after a reported structure fire in downtown Emporia from around midnight that led to an arrest. Crews were called to 10 West Grill and Dive Bar, 10 West 11th, right aroun...
Jul 19, 2025 Uriel Pecina Sevilla. Lyon County Jail photo.
Rec Commission to close financial books on 2024-25, renew after-school programming discussion Monday
The Emporia Recreation Commission will end its 2024-25 financial operations as part of its meeting slate Monday. The board will officially close the books on the 2024-25 fiscal year before moving into...
Jul 19, 2025 Lee Beran Recreation Center. KVOE News File Photo.
USD 253 special meeting leads to no action
No action came from a special meeting involving the USD 253 Emporia Board of Education on Friday. Board members had a quick virtual meeting for attorney consultations. Action was possible but not take...
Jul 19, 2025 USD 253 Emporia logo.
Congressional lawmakers from Kansas hail $9 billion in budgetary clawbacks
Several Kansas lawmakers in Congress are hailing $9 billion worth of cuts and clawbacks as part of a rescissions package approved earlier this week. Part of that decision was to cut funds originally h...
Jul 19, 2025 US Capitol. National Parks Service photo.
Special meeting July 31 for Transient Guest Tax Advisory Board
Emporia's Transient Guest Tax Advisory Board has a special meeting at the end of the month. Board members will meet at noon July 31 to handle agenda items originally part of a meeting set for July 15 ...
Jul 19, 2025 City of Emporia logo.
Hope-A-Palooza coming Oct. 17
As a roughly month-long fumdraiser continues for SOS, the agency has announced plans for an evening fundraiser this fall. Hope-A-Palooza will take place Oct. 17 at Emporia State University's Memorial ...
Jul 19, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Northwest Lyon County UTV wreck sends Americus teens to Newman Regional Health
Two Americus teenagers were hurt in a rollover UTV crash Thursday evening. Lyon County deputies were alerted to the incident in the 2700 block of Road D, or about five miles northwest of Americus, sho...
Jul 18, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Commission to exceed revenue-neutral rate for 2026; Publication of FY26 budget to possibly see approval next week
Lyon County Commissioners may approve the 2026 budget for publication at their next regular meeting following a final review of the numbers Friday morning. Following their regular action meeting, comm...
Jul 18, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
