Category Archives: News
Following Alford plea, Garcia gets nearly 27 years in prison for sex crimes
A man initially charged with sexual exploitation, aggravated indecent liberties, internet trading in child sex abuse materials and other charges as part of a Lyon County case has been sentenced to ove...
May 29, 2026 Jacob Ross Garcia. Lyon County Jail photo.
GoFundMe account continues receiving donations for worker injured at Simmons last week
A week after a workplace accident in Emporia, donations continue to help the woman burned and facing a lengthy recovery period. The GoFundMe account "Support Kristina's Recovery" on behalf of Kristina...
May 29, 2026 Kristina Bush is recovering after a workplace incident where boiling water sprayed on her, according to her husband, Matthew Fox. GoFundMe photo
Investigation underway after injury wreck near Miller
One person was hurt after a crash in north Lyon County late Thursday night. Emporia Fire and Lyon County deputies responded around 11 pm to the 1900 block of US Highway 56, or just over a mile north o...
May 29, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Lyndon man hurt in wreck near Fort Scott
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Lyndon man was hurt in a two-vehicle wreck in southeast Kansas on Thursday. Troopers say the crash happened on US Highway 54 about 5 miles west-northwest of Fort Scott...
May 29, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Jury trial nears in Lyon County drug distribution case
Jury trial appears set to take place next week in a local drug distribution case. Christopher Alexandro Diaz had his final pretrial hearing this week, leading to trial scheduled to start Monday. Diaz ...
May 29, 2026
Marginal hail, wind risk ahead for Saturday, Sunday
Shower and thunderstorm chances persist areawide through Saturday night, and TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says stronger storms can't be ruled out Saturday evening. Any strong storms Saturday evenin...
May 29, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Unbound broadcasters discuss prep work, nature of competition and evolving technology of Unbound ahead of All Things Gravel Expo opening Thursday
The riders in the Unbound Gravel series of races aren't the only ones with a plethora of prep work before the races launch. Putting in countless hours as well are the familiar voices that cover the va...
May 28, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Flint Hills Technical College receives $320,000 in federal dollars to secure new FANUC training equipment
Flint Hills Technical College has new tools coming to support training and education thanks to a recently announced appropriation from the federal government. The appropriation, $320,000 in Congressio...
May 28, 2026 US Senator Jerry Moran and FHTC President Dr. Caron Daugherty oversee a demonstration of the robotic training equipment currently housed at FHTC following the announcement of new FANUC training arms set to be acquired through a federal allocation. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Budget requests highlight weekly Lyon County Commission action meeting Thursday
The 2026 budget cycle has just begun and Lyon County Commissioners have already fielded five appropriation requests from outside agencies. During their regular action meeting Thursday morning, commiss...
May 28, 2026
Valley Center man indicted for allegedly distributing child sex abuse materials
A federal indictment has been filed against a Valley Center man who had taken classes at Emporia State University earlier this academic year. Jackson Trimble was recently indicted on multiple counts o...
May 28, 2026 US Department of Justice logo.
