Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Woman hurt in downtown Emporia wreck
A woman was hospitalized after a crash in downtown Emporia late Thursday morning. Around 11 am, a car rear-ended a minivan at Seventh and Merchant. Police Sgt. Lisa Sage says 23-year-old Brittany Shap...
Jul 05, 2018
FEMA help unlikely for tornado victims in Eureka
The town of Eureka has received a lot of help from volunteers, neighboring counties and the state as it recovers from a tornado June 26. Help from the federal government, though, is unlikely. On KVOE&...
Jul 05, 2018
UPDATE: Emporia Police identify victim in motorcycle vs van crash
Emporia Police have released new details from an injury crash that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m. a minivan driven by 31-year-old Steven Baysinger of Emp...
Jul 05, 2018
Minor injuries after wreck at Highway 99 and Road 210
Emporia Fire says one person suffered minor injuries after a crash north of town Thursday afternoon. Shortly before 3 pm, one vehicle crashed near the intersection of Kansas Highway 99 and Road 210. T...
Jul 05, 2018
Shutdown of 12th and Prairie highlights ongoing street, water line work in Emporia
The area around 12th and Prairie is more congested than normal, and that will be the case for the next two weeks. City Engineering crews have shut down the 12th and Prairie intersection as work contin...
Jul 05, 2018
Emergency personnel see fewer fireworks-related complaints, no medical calls locally
As the window for discharging fireworks comes to an end, Emporia Police and local emergency officials are thankful for a lower number of complaints and emergency calls. EPD Sgt. Lisa Sage joined KVOE&...
Jul 05, 2018
Lyon County close to finalizing 2019 budget with lower levy likely
Lyon County is about two or three weeks away from finalizing its 2019 budget. The official document was the main focus of Thursday’s weekly action meeting for county commissioners. County Contro...
Jul 05, 2018
Fireworks-related blaze reported in Hartford
The Fourth of July wasn’t festive for everybody, but by and large things went fairly smoothly across the KVOE listening area for the holiday. Hartford-Neosho Rapids and Olpe firefighters were ca...
Jul 05, 2018
Fireworks show at ESU thrills thousands
Red, white and boom. Your browser does not support the audio element. Thousands gathered in and outside of Emporia State’s Welch Stadium for the best views of Emporia’s fireworks display j...
Jul 05, 2018
Culvert project to shut down Road 155 west of Emporia
The Lyon County Highway Department is closing part of a road in the western part of the county soon. Road 155 will be closed Friday. The closure area starts east of Road D and moves to just south of R...
Jul 04, 2018
