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With Fourth of July festivities set to commence, community members are reminded to exercise caution while celebrating. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, fireworks have led to e...

A record number of Kansans are expected to take part in Fourth of July road trips this week, and AAA Kansas is offering advice to cut down on gas prices. AAA anticipates roughly 40 million travellers ...

Scam season is in full force and Emporia Police are warning people to beware. On Monday the police department received a tip from a resident who got a call from what appeared to be “Emporia Stat...

The amount of help that poured into Eureka following last week’s tornado was nothing short of impressive. Now, much of that effort has shifted to the local residents there, nearly a week after t...

As many people travel this holiday week, it is advised to beware of possible skimming devices on gas pumps nationwide. This week, ABC News reported that the U.S. Secret Service was alerted to some 59 ...

Emporia Police say the investigation into Sunday’s death of Jose Montes is ongoing — and it may take some time to finish. Police Capt. Dave DeVries, the Division Commander for Criminal Inv...

Local lawmakers are encouraged by year-end tax receipts which showed revenues up $1.2 billion above last year and $317.8 million over fiscal year predictions. Those revenues were boosted by a more tha...

Now a week after a tornado cut a roughly 2-mile path from downtown Eureka to the junior-senior high school, affected residents now have several places available for picking up donated supplies. *The E...

Mother Nature apparently believes the Fourth of July deserves a firecracker-hot forecast. Officially, Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties are in an advisory from noon Tuesday through 8 ...

A reward has been offered for information that could solve the death of an Emporia man this past weekend. Lyon County Crime Stoppers has offered a reward of up to $1,000 after 21-year-old Jose A. Mont...