Category Archives: News
EPD: Saturday shooting accidental, victim suffers non-life-threatening wounds
There is no suspect and criminal charges are unlikely after a shooting incident in east Emporia over the weekend. That’s the determination from Emporia Police after investigating Saturday night&...
Jan 28, 2019
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve back to normal operations with recent government shutdown now over
Now that the federal government shutdown is over — for now — the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is announcing it has resumed normal operations. The park’s Visitors Center, Sprin...
Jan 28, 2019
Westar plans power outage for several nearby communities Friday
Westar Energy is alerting some communities in the KVOE listening area about a planned outage coming later this week. Westar has said it will have a planned outage from just after noon to around 3:30 p...
Jan 28, 2019
LCAT debuts new Saturday route
LCAT has a new Saturday route linking some local senior facilities to different shopping areas in town. The so-called deviated fixed route made its debut this past weekend. It connects the Emporia Sen...
Jan 28, 2019
Record 24 groups to receive funding from St. Patrick's Committee
The list is out. And it is longer than it has ever been. Emporia’s St. Patrick’s Committee has announced a record 24 participants to benefit from this year’s fundraising efforts. Spo...
Jan 28, 2019
EPD: Next update likely Monday after weekend shooting; no word on whether suspect is being sought
Emporia Police now say it will be at least Monday before more details are released about a shooting incident in east Emporia on Saturday night. The incident at Terra Park Apartments, 1201 East Triplet...
Jan 27, 2019
Wind advisories issued for parts of KVOE listening area in preparation of oncoming blast of cold air
Wind advisories have been issued for four counties in the KVOE listening area. With cold temperatures in the forecast Monday which will drop into the low 20’s by midday, mother nature has now ad...
Jan 27, 2019
Motions hearing coming for kidnapping suspect Monday
A motions hearing is coming Monday morning for one of three suspects in a kidnapping case which developed late last year. 32-year-old Stacy Steen will be in Lyon County District Court for a hearing wh...
Jan 27, 2019
Trial to begin Monday for Cole Bowen
Trial begins Monday for one of five defendants in a drug distribution case from last fall. Cole Bowen will be in Lyon County District Court at 9 am on charges of distributing stimulants and possession...
Jan 27, 2019
Emporia Child Care fundraising efforts making strides
The consolidation effort for Emporia Child Care is going smoothly. That’s according to ECC Director Deb Crowl who was a recent guest on KVOE’s Newsmaker. For the past few years, ECC has be...
Jan 27, 2019
