Category Archives: News
Topeka teens hurt in wreck near Carbondale
Two teenagers were hurt in a crash in northern Osage County on Wednesday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the one-car wreck happened on US Highway 75 about three miles north of Carbondale shortly befor...
Nov 22, 2018
UPDATE: AMBER Alert canceled after Topeka teen found safe
An AMBER Alert issued early Thanksgiving morning for a Topeka teenager has been canceled. Authorities say Shaquan Mitchell, 16, was found unharmed Thursday after he was allegedly abducted from his Top...
Nov 22, 2018
Salvation Army's 2018 Red Kettle Campaign set to kick off
The season of giving is upon us and in that spirit, the Salvation Army’s 127th annual Red Kettle Campaign will be kicking off this week. The opening event for the campaign will be at Hobby Lobby...
Nov 22, 2018
UPDATE: One person airlifted to Wichita hospital after incident at west Emporia manufacturer
One man was airlifted from the scene of a currently unspecified workplace incident in west Emporia on Wednesday. Emporia Fire rescue crews were called out to Better Life Technology, 1219 Hatcher, shor...
Nov 21, 2018
EPD investigating after shots fired into apparently empty vehicle
Emporia Police are investigating an incident where one person allegedly shot somebody else’s car earlier this month. Officers took a report of unlawful discharge of a firearm at Eastgate Plaza s...
Nov 21, 2018
More information divulged about crash at Sixth and State on Sunday
Emporia Police have shed more light into one of two injury crashes that happened in town Sunday afternoon. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage says a northbound SUV driven by 54-year-old Minerva Aleman-Depinon of E...
Nov 21, 2018
Romaine disappears as CDC, FDA investigate E. coli cases
If you like romaine lettuce, you won’t be seeing much of it any time soon. In fact, you shouldn’t see any romaine lettuce until further notice. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi...
Nov 21, 2018
Tight labor market forcing adjustments for employers, job seekers
Employers are adjusting to a continued tight labor market, both locally and statewide. For months, Kansas and area counties have had relatively low unemployment. That was certainly borne out in the Oc...
Nov 21, 2018
KDOT funding special Thanksgiving weekend traffic enforcement effort
A special traffic enforcement effort is now underway on Kansas highways. The Kansas Department of Transportation is funding the Kansas Thanksgiving Safe Arrival campaign. A KDOT grant is underwriting ...
Nov 21, 2018
Planning Commission OK's conditional use permit for Preston Plaza and Lofts
The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commision zipped through most of its monthly agenda for its meeting Tuesday night. One night after Emporia city commissioners approved an incentive c...
Nov 21, 2018
