Category Archives: News
UPDATE: No transports needed following deer strike and subsequent vehicle fire Saturday
No transports were needed following a vehicle and deer collision and vehicle fire Saturday evening. The accident was reported shortly before 9:15 p.m. at Interstate mile marker 139 southbound, 12 mile...
May 10, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
NELMS PAROLE: State Troopers Association organizes petition to change law while Governor Kelly asks Prisoner Review Board to reconsider decision
Not content with castigating the Kansas Prisoner Review Board for its decision to pardon the killer of a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper 48 years ago, the Kansas State Troopers Association has organized...
May 10, 2025 Kansas Highway Patrol graphic.
Buzz evident as ESU confers hundreds of degrees
The were lots of reasons to celebrate at Emporia State University's spring commencement Saturday. There were the roughly 800 individual celebrations with the number of students receiving undergraduate...
May 10, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Man arrested near Harveyville on suspicion of drug paraphernalia distribution
A traffic stop near Harveyville late Friday night has led to an arrest of one person for suspected drug paraphernalia distribution. The Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office says the incident developed ar...
May 10, 2025 Robert Barber. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
Investigation underway after vehicle fire near Emporia senior care facility
A cause is pending after a vehicle fire in west Emporia on Saturday. Emporia Fire responded to the Flint Hills Care and Rehab front parking lot after the fire was reported shortly before noon. The fir...
May 10, 2025 Emporia Fire cuts through the hood of a car as part of a vehicle fire response Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Algae watch announced for Council Grove City Lake
As if the immediate Council Grove area needed any more water-related issues. Already grappling with a federal hiring freeze that will force temporary shutdowns of certain areas at Council Grove Lake b...
May 10, 2025 Phil Taunton/What's In Outdoors.
Topeka man hospitalized after Turnpike wreck near Emporia
A Topeka man was hospitalized locally after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike near Emporia on Saturday. The crash happened shortly before 10 am at mile marker 140.6 northbound, nearly 14 miles northeast ...
May 10, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Pretrial hearing scheduled in Emporia rape case
An Emporia man accused of illegal sexual activity with a minor will return to Lyon County District Court before the end of the month. As part of a pretrial hearing Friday, Erik Alvarez was set for ano...
May 10, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Court process underway against Arizona man after alleged four-county chase ending in Lyon County
A man who allegedly led a four-county law enforcement pursuit ending in Lyon County earlier this month is currently facing charges in one of the counties. Jose Espinoza-Carbajal, age 19 of Glendale, A...
May 10, 2025 Jose Espinoza Carbajal. Chase County Jail photo.
Washington residents hurt in Morris County rollover crash
Three people from Washington state were hurt in a wreck in central Morris County on Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened around 7:45 pm on US Highway 56 near the junction with 200...
May 10, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
