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HARTFORD — An investigation is underway into a gas leak in Hartford on Saturday. Kansas Gas Service and Lyon County District 5 first responders received a call of a gas leak in the 100 block of ...

Billy Sims has always been looking ahead. As a star football player, first with the University of Oklahoma and then with the Detroit Lions, he was looking for the hole or the angle to the end zone. Th...

Emporia fire crews dealt with a small fire early Saturday. Firefighters were called out just after midnight to 1019 Sylvan for a stove fire, although the homeowner had the fire out by the time crews a...

They spent years inspiring America’s children in the classroom, but for a brief time Friday night, they inspired a room full of guests and honorees with their passion for education. The 2018 Nat...

Traffic is again open along West 12th Ave. but motorists should continue to exercise caution. Emporia Public Works crews have been busy since Wednesday morning making needed repairs both to the street...

Fireworks enthusiasts, your time is near. The annual window for the sale and discharge of fireworks in the Emporia city limits begins Wednesday and ends July 5. Fire Marshal Reason Bradford says firew...

House lawmakers narrowly passed the 2018 Farm Bill Thursday and now await the Senate’s version due later this year. The $867 billion legislation, which has been in the works for years passed by ...

Residents are encouraged to spend part of their Sunday at Soden’s Grove this weekend. The Emporia Friends of the Zoo annual Open House runs from 11 am to 2 pm at the David Traylor Zoo. Director ...

OVERBROOK — Overbrook Police are investigating after a Good Samaritan effort that went bad Thursday. Police say a woman was trying to help a man she just met in Topeka by giving the man a ride t...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas authorities are asking you to be on the lookout for an abducted teenager. An AMBER Alert has been issued for 15-year-old Brajean Sledge, who apparently was taken by an ...