Category Archives: News

The past two weeks have been hard on Emporia’s water system — and on the Public Works employees tasked with fixing all the water leaks that have developed. A final count is pending, but fo...

Sharon Karr, a longtime employee at Emporia State University and the wife of one-time local legislator Jerry Karr, passed away Thursday at the age of 80. Born near Beloit, Karr attended College of Emp...

One person was hurt after a rollover crash in southeast Emporia early Sunday. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire/EMS were called out to Logan Avenue just east of Warren Way after a pickup truck crashed a...

STRONG CITY — Senator Jerry Moran spoke with Chase County residents during a town hall meeting at the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. Residents quizzed Moran about several topics, especiall...

AMERICUS — Fire destroyed a barn outside Americus on Saturday. Lyon County Sheriff Jeff Cope tells KVOE News Jeremiah Weatherhead was burning trash in the 2300 block of Road F-5, also called Ame...

The Emporia High Drumline put on dinner and a bit of a show Saturday. The band unit hosted a taco feed to help raise funds to purchase new equipment at the Church of Nazarene. Junior and bass drum pla...

Residents and businesses near the site of a significant water main failure Saturday have their water running again. Public Works Director Frank Abart says there have been no issues reported after Unde...

One person spent part of Saturday afternoon at Newman Regional Health after a crash involving a pickup truck and motorcycle in east Emporia. Emporia Police Officer Jaffar Agha tells KVOE News the moto...

The annual Homegrown Celebration brought hundreds of people to the Farmers Market parking lot Saturday. Market manager Jessica Hopkins tells KVOE News she was excited to be part of the event’s 1...

Emporia Police say at least two people were transported after a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of 6th and Cottonwood Ave. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. after one of the driv...