Category Archives: News

The First Congregational Church of Emporia held its annual ‘Ground Hog Dinner’ on Groundhog Day, selling out within the first hour. The Ground Hog Dinner has been a tradition of the First ...

Westar Energy has replaced a power pole destroyed in a crash south of Emporia early Saturday. Crews were called to the 1400 block of Road J, about two miles south of Emporia, after the wreck was repor...

Sacred Heart’s annual bierock sale was once again a massive success, keeping up the pace with previous years. The doors opened at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall at 11:00 am today and within 45 min...

January’s income tax revenues were lower than expected — and much lower than collections for last year. The Department of Revenue says collections were almost $50 million shy of projection...

The United Way of the Flint Hills is nearing the end of its annual fundraising campaign. The annual celebration luncheon date and location are now set, according to Director Jami Reever. Your browser ...

One woman was arrested after a foot chase in east Emporia on Friday. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage tells KVOE News officers were looking for 19-year-old Karla Abundiz-Correa of Emporia for unspecified misdeme...

Two Minnesota men suffered minor injuries after a crash in Coffey County on Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a pickup driven by 50-year-old Pedro Sanchez Medina of Glencoe, Minn., was southbou...

Electric customers east of Emporia now have their power restored after a planned outage Friday and an unplanned outage Saturday. After the successful rebuild of a 50-year-old transmission line Friday ...

Thick fog is now in place for most of the KVOE listening area. The National Weather Service has issued several dense fog advisories. Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are involved in ...

A Coffey County woman was hurt in a wreck south of Hartford on Friday night, although authorities believe her injuries were minor. Initially, law enforcement and rescue crews were dispatched to the 80...