Category Archives: News

Emporia’s annual slurry seal project begins this week. Currently, four streets will see work: *Thursday: Drury Lane from Lincoln to Morningside*Friday: Oxford Drive from Briarcliff to Morningsid...

COUNCIL GROVE — The Kaw Mission State Historic Site in Council Grove is announcing a transition and a reinterpretation of the site. New exhibits are planned in the coming years, including a temp...

Special Olympians are gearing up for the annual State Games this weekend. In advance of that, the Special Olympics torch is coming through Emporia. Local law enforcement along with Ottawa law enforcem...

Lyon County commissioners have an action meeting planned for Thursday morning. The latest in a string of budget requests will come from County Attorney Marc Goodman as commissioners look to set the ov...

Earlier this week, KVOE News told you the candidate filing and withdrawal deadline for the August primary is coming this Friday. We also told you the ballot for governor on the Republican was official...

Strong storms brought short bursts of heavy rain to the area and prompted two severe thunderstorm warnings to our south in Greenwood County on Tuesday night, although there were no official severe wea...

Repairs are nearly completed at the site of a water main break in western Emporia. Around 7 am Monday morning a six foot split developed in a water main at Sixth and Sherman, causing water to flow int...

One person has been hospitalized after a crash on Interstate 35 on Emporia’s northern edge, but officers say that may not have been due to any injury suffered in the crash itself. A pickup was e...

HARVEYVILLE — Wabaunsee County deputies have arrested two people, including one with outstanding Lyon County warrants, after a lengthy standoff north-northwest of Harveyville on Memorial Day. Sh...

Two people were hurt in separate crashes on the Kansas Turnpike on Tuesday. The crashes happened at nearly the same spot within an hour of each other. The first wreck developed at mile marker 103 sout...