Category Archives: News
US-50, Americus Road intersection briefly blocked after crash brings down 4-way stoplight
Traffic was blocked in all directions after a crash just west of Emporia on Tuesday afternoon. The wreck happened shortly before 1:30 pm at the intersection of US Highway 50 and Road G, also known as ...
Nov 27, 2018
Record reset (again): Match Day generates $240,000
To say the least, the fifth annual Match Day was another resounding success for the Emporia Community Foundation. The Community Foundation has seen increasing fundraising totals every year with Match ...
Nov 27, 2018
REG incentive compliance extension before Emporia City Commission
Emporia city commissioners have several topics worth noting when they have their study session Wednesday. Commissioners will discuss whether to approve a five-year extension for an incentive complianc...
Nov 27, 2018
Streets, highways in good shape areawide; residential streets still icy after blizzard
For the first time in a couple days, driving conditions are pretty close to normal — at least on major thoroughfares. Concerns about overnight freezing fog have not come to fruition across the K...
Nov 27, 2018
Hit-and-run investigation continues in Osage City
Osage City Police say they have identified the owner of an SUV that they believe was involved in a hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon. However, they have not divulged that person’s name or said ...
Nov 27, 2018
Blizzard-related wrecks in Greenwood County send 12 to hospitals Sunday
More details are coming out about two blizzard-related injury crashes in Greenwood County on Sunday that happened on US Highway 400 less than five minutes apart and ultimately sent 12 people to differ...
Nov 27, 2018
Snow throws off one vehicle onto another, causes injury crash in Osage County
There was no snowfall Monday, but there was a snow-related injury crash in Osage County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says a northbound car and SUV collided on Interstate 35 in southern Osage County arou...
Nov 27, 2018
Missing Bushong teenager found safe
A Bushong teenager who went missing this past weekend was found safe Monday afternoon. Isaiah Lee Smith went missing Saturday after he was dropped off at Flinthills Mall by his grandmother as she retu...
Nov 27, 2018
New grant to assist education for Flint Hills Technical College students
A new grant will aid Flint Hills Technical College in purchasing new equipment to benefit the Dental Assisting Program. The program recently received a Kansas Board of Regents Innovative Technology Gr...
Nov 26, 2018
41st annual Emporia Christmas Parade happening Tuesday
The annual Emporia Community Christmas Parade hosted by the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce will be filling the streets of downtown Emporia Tuesday evening. The theme for this year’s parade, wh...
Nov 26, 2018
