Category Archives: News

Thunderstorms are possible across the KVOE listening area between Tuesday night and Thursday afternoon. Most of our area should avoid any severe weather Tuesday night, but western Chase and Morris cou...

Two of three juvenile defendants charged as adults in a kidnapping and battery case from last fall have entered plea agreements. Selena Hernandez pleaded no contest to aiding and abetting aggravated b...

An Emporia man originally accused of pointing a gun at a woman as she held an infant child has learned his fate. Casey Wayne Bess, 30 was sentenced Tuesday to 24 months probation and ordered to pay mo...

READING — The Reading City Council and USD 251 North Lyon County Board of Education will formally start discussions on the future of Reading School this week. Mayor Todd Hensley tells KVOE News ...

Over the next few months, expect to learn more about the federal Opportunity Zone program — especially because part of southeast Emporia was approved as part of the program a few weeks ago. City...

Jobless rates remain low across Kansas as a whole. The Department of Labor says March unemployment stayed flat at 3.4 percent when compared to February. There was an increase in nonfarm jobs by 2,100 ...

Nearly a week after a noninjury crash involving a Lyon County deputy’s SUV with another SUV in west Emporia, few details have been released. The wreck happened around 3:30 p.m. April 25 at US Hi...

The Emporia City Commission has several considerations looking for approval at this week’s action meeting. On the agenda is an incentive compliance agreement for Cargill’s proposed $4 mill...

Preparations for the 2018 election cycle are in full swing at the Lyon County Elections Office. That includes the recent delivery of the county’s new voting machines. In February, Lyon County co...

HARTFORD — Three Lyon County fire departments were called out to the site of a grass fire Monday afternoon, but ultimately just one was needed for the job. Fire crews from Hartford-Neosho Rapids...