Category Archives: News
Investigation continues into Sylvan Street shooting incident
A month after an Emporia man was found with at least one gunshot wound in the 800 block of Sylvan, the investigation continues in the case. Anthony Evans, 39, was found Dec. 16 after the shooting. He ...
Jan 15, 2019
UPDATE: Dense fog advisories extended; Emporian hurt in fog-related wreck Monday night
Patchy dense fog Tuesday morning could lead to isolated slick conditions. Dense fog advisories are up areawide until 11 am. TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says elevated surfaces, notably bridges and ...
Jan 15, 2019
Aggravated burglary suspect in court Wednesday for hearing
A preliminary hearing is coming for an Emporia man who allegedly stole a truck in Emporia and led a short chase out of town last month. Blake Cheney, 33, was charged last month with aggravated burglar...
Jan 15, 2019
Carmichael: Resist temptation to clear snow from tree limbs
Our recent burst of winter weather isn’t doing plant life any favors — especially because temperatures recently have not been very winter-like. Most of the KVOE listening area got 3-7 inch...
Jan 15, 2019
Dense fog advisories up until 9 am Tuesday
The National Weather Service offices in Topeka and Wichita have issued dense fog advisories that cover the KVOE listening area. All area counties are in advisories that now last until 9 am Tuesday. Vi...
Jan 15, 2019
Investigation underway into cause of small fire inside Emporia residence Monday evening
An investigation is underway after a small fire led to large amounts of smoke inside a residence in southeast Emporia Monday night. Emporia Fire and EMS crews were called out to 14 East Street shortly...
Jan 15, 2019
David Traylor Zoo Oasis Campaign making great strides
The David Traylor Zoo Oasis Campaign is still working towards it’s $4.3 million campaign goal, and they are nearly there. This is according to Oasis Campaign Co-Chair Rick Mitchell who along wit...
Jan 14, 2019
EHS debate teams finishes 2nd place at state tournament, advances to nationals
Emporia High School’s debate team took 2nd place at the 5A state debate championship in Garden City last Saturday. The EHS debate team fell short to Lansing High School for the championship, but...
Jan 14, 2019
Presentation from BNSF Railroad highlights first quarterly LEPC meeting of 2019
The Local Emergency Planning Committee had their first quarterly meeting of 2019 last Thursday. The highlight of the meeting was a presentation through Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad which was ...
Jan 14, 2019
'Super load' modular skid moves through Emporia
Kansas Highway 99 traffic in and near Emporia dealt with a larger-than-normal delivery Monday afternoon. A modular skid moved slowly through town. The 211.5-foot skid is moving from Texas to Ohio. The...
Jan 14, 2019
