Category Archives: News
Final showing of 'From Earth to the Universe' set for Thursday
Community members have one more chance to see 'From Earth to the Universe' this week at the Peterson Planetarium. The final showing will be at 6 p.m. on Thursday in Science Hall 031 on the campus of E...
May 14, 2025 Mark Brown/Emporia State University.
Trio of Emporians charged with illegally practicing dentistry; Sandoval-Flores also accused of human smuggling and identity theft
Court proceedings are underway against three Emporians accused of illegally practicing dentistry. Iris Sandoval-Flores, age 51, has been formally charged with one count of unlicensed practice of denti...
May 14, 2025 (From left) Iris Sandoval-Flores, Rigoberto Sandoval, Ana Figueroa. Lyon County Jail photos.
Wichita man found not guilty of vehicular murder, flee and elude during Lyon County trial
A Lyon County jury has found a Wichita man guilty of speeding, but not of much more serious crimes after a law enforcement pursuit and a fatal crash in Lyon County over two years ago. The jury found A...
May 14, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Major repairs coming soon to KTA northbound bridge near Emporia tollgate after damaging wreck April 18
Understandably, there is a lot of work ahead to restore the northbound Kansas Turnpike Authority bridge over US Highway 50 to full strength after an incident just west of Emporia on April 18. During K...
May 14, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
No transports noted after reported injury crashes near Olpe, north of Emporia
Law enforcement and first responders have been busy responding to reported injury wrecks Wednesday morning. Kansas Highway Patrol troopers, Lyon County deputies and Emporia Fire/EMS crews first respon...
May 14, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Facility matters ahead for USD 251 board meeting
USD 251 North Lyon County board members will focus their meeting Wednesday night on facility matters. Board members get a capital outlay update, including a discussion specifically related to roof rep...
May 14, 2025 USD 251 North Lyon County logo.
Updated state map puts Lyon, Chase, Greenwood counties in drought warning
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has updated the state's drought alert map. For the KVOE listening area, Lyon, Chase and Greenwood counties have been upgraded from drought watch to drought warning. Coffey,...
May 14, 2025 State of Kansas map.
US-56 sign replacement project to begin Thursday
The Kansas Department of Transportation has a sign replacement project taking place on an area highway northeast of Emporia. KDOT is replacing signs along US Highway 56 from near the Lyon-Osage county...
May 14, 2025 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
DRUG BUST: Wagaman, Sanchez detained until trial as court processes begin
Four hearings, three decidedly different results. That was the upshot of federal hearings held Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, after six people were arrested following a drug bust in and near Emporia l...
May 13, 2025 US Department of Justice logo.
ESU President announces third phase of structural realignment effort aimed at improving and increasing efficiencies and operations campus-wide
Since late 2022, Emporia State University leadership has been heavily focused on increasing efficiency and streamlining operations on campus as part of a structural realignment effort, which has just ...
May 13, 2025 ESU Memorial Union. KVOE file photo.
