Category Archives: News
Emporia woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder will not face that charge as first court date looms
An Emporia woman arrested on suspicion of attempted murder is not being charged with that crime. Following a review by the Lyon County Attorney's Office, 23-year-old Jocelyn Castillo has been charged ...
Apr 18, 2025 Jocelyn Castillo. Lyon County Jail photo.
Railroad crossing work underway near Neosho Rapids
Railroad maintenance is taking place near Neosho Rapids. Lyon County Emergency Communications says crossing work is taking place near Road 150 and X, meaning Road 150 will be closed between X and Y --...
Apr 18, 2025 Courtesy graphic.
Details pending after injury crash in Emporia
Emporia Police are investigating after an injury crash in north central Emporia on Thursday night. Emporia Police and Emporia Fire responded to 11th and Merchant after two vehicles collided. Fire Capt...
Apr 18, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Eureka man killed in wreck
A Greenwood County man was killed in a crash near Severy on Friday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident happened just before 9 am on Kansas Highway 99 about two miles north of Severy. ...
Apr 18, 2025 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office logo. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia State Federal Credit Union reporting ongoing scam effort involving fraudulent calls to credit union members
Emporia State Federal Credit Union is alerting members to an ongoing scam effort. According to a news release from the credit union on Friday, scammers have been contacting members impersonating ESFCU...
Apr 18, 2025 ESFCU logo
Traffic adjustments, repair plans and full damage assessments still ongoing after articulating boom causes damage to northbound turnpike bridge in Emporia
Assessments are still ongoing as to the full scope of damage to the Kansas Turnpike bridge over West US Highway 50 in Emporia. Engineers have been examining the damage since it occurred just after 8:3...
Apr 18, 2025 Damage to the northbound Kansas Turnpike bridge understructure is evident after a crash April 18. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Flint Hills Mall reporting no water service at movie theatre
Water service is temporarily offline at Emporia's B&B movie theatre. Flint Hills Mall posted via its official Facebook page early Friday morning that there is "no water at the south end (theatre) ...
Apr 18, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia State University announces hiring of Dr. Mark Meister as inaugural dean of school of Humanities and Social Sciences
Emporia State University has welcomed a new leader for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In a news release Thursday, the university announced the hiring of Dr. Mark Meister as the school's...
Apr 18, 2025 Newly appointed Dean of the Emporia State School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. Mark Meister. Photo courtesy of Emporia State University.
Local families learn how they can keep their summer schedule full and safe Thursday on Lyon County Fairgrounds with return of Keep it A Safe Summer
While the annual Keep it a Safe Summer event may have skipped a year, it sure did not skip a beat, as evident by the turnout for the event Thursday evening. Once again, the Lyon County Fairgrounds pla...
Apr 17, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
City leadership and Champions Landing ownership viewing recent allocation as 'win-win' for the community
New equipment and courses are coming to Champions Landing thanks to recent action by Emporia City Commissioners. During their most recent study meeting, commissioners received an allocation request fr...
Apr 17, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
