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Railroad crossings at several east Emporia streets have been closed for weeks, and there is no indication on when they will reopen. The city of Emporia announced Burlington Northern Santa Fe would clo...

Saying he looks young but he’s “old at heart,” new Granada Theatre director Aden Lindholm met with community members and theater patrons during a special event Sunday. Lindholm hails...

Lyon-Coffey Electric customers in Coffey and Osage counties had to spend part of their morning Monday without power. The company’s social media says areas from Agricola in northern Coffey County...

One person suffered minor injuries after a wreck east of Emporia on Sunday evening. Authorities were toned out initially to the intersection of Roads 170 and R-1 shortly before 8 pm for a reported pic...

A two-vehicle crash near downtown Emporia sent several people to Newman Regional Health afterward. A car and SUV collided at Sixth and State shortly after 2 pm. The SUV driver was unhurt. Emporia Fire...

One person was taken to Newman Regional Health after a two-vehicle crash in west Emporia on Sunday. The crash happened around 1:45 pm at 12th and Beverley, involving a car and an SUV. Emporia Fire tra...

Plans continue to develop for Newman Regional Health’s new emergency department — as well as for what will fill some of the space once the new facility opens in the next few weeks. Lynn Do...

Over the river, through the woods — and through the air — regardless of how you get to Grandma’s house this Thanksgiving, expect a lot of people will be joining you. Kansas AAA is pr...

A new name is now on the Lyon County Most Wanted list. Leandro Martinez, Jr., was formally added to the list Friday. He’s a white male, 48 years old, 5-foot-7, 170 pounds, with black hair and br...

The state’s unemployment figures for October are a shade lower than they were a year ago. The state’s October unemployment number was 3.3 percent, level with September but also down slight...