Category Archives: News
Rec Commission Steering Committee to meet Tuesday
Conversations have resumed for a possible new public recreation center in Emporia, and the Rec Commission's Steering Committee will meet Tuesday to continue the discussion. Last month, the Steering Co...
Aug 3, 2025 Emporia Recreation Commission graphic.
Algae alerts continue for Emporia, Osage County lakes
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment still has one local lake in a harmful algae warning and another in an algae watch. KDHE kept King Lake in a warning for the second straight week after i...
Aug 3, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Two hurt in Greenwood County wreck Friday
Two people were hurt in a crash in southern Greenwood County on Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly before noon at the junction of US Highway 400 and Kansas Highway 99. A...
Aug 3, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Faulty belt triggers fire run to ESU Cram Science Hall
An Emporia State building had more emergency traffic outside it than normal early Sunday. A reported structure fire just before 6 am at Cram Science Hall triggered responses by Emporia Fire, Americus ...
Aug 3, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Floyd's Inc owner John Wheeler passes away
Funeral services are pending for John Wheeler, the owner of Floyd's Inc. Social media statements from Wheeler's family say Wheeler suffered a heart attack Thursday morning and died Saturday morning. L...
Aug 3, 2025 Courtesy photo.
Emporia Fire responds to structure fire in central Emporia early Saturday morning; Investigation ongoing, no injuries reported
An investigation is ongoing following a structure fire in central Emporia early Saturday morning. The fire was reported just before 3 am at 931 Sunnyslope, according to Emporia Fire Battalion Chief Er...
Aug 2, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Denim & Diamonds tops $200,000 with more money expected
Newman Regional Health celebrated a banner night Friday. The annual Denim & Diamonds Gala and Auction filled the Emporia State Memorial Union Webb Hall and generated over $205,000 with more expected i...
Aug 2, 2025 Kansas country musician Logan Mize was the headline performer at Newman Regional Health's annual Denim & Diamonds fundraising event Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Repeat performance: Canadian smoke affecting area residents
Smoky conditions will continue across the KVOE listening area Saturday. Smoke from Canadian wildfires began affecting area residents well before sunrise Friday, initially pushing air quality to the "u...
Aug 2, 2025 Airnow.gov map.
Fire and EMS take home traveling trophy for second consecutive year; Over 170 pints of usable blood collected over the course of 2025 Battle of the Badges Blood Drive
40 pints of blood were collected and Emporia Fire, for the second straight year, took home the traveling trophy on the final day of the 2025 Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. Emporia Fire Marshall Ste...
Aug 1, 2025 Emporia Fire Marshall Stephen Beemer proudly holds the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive traveling trophy after Emporia Fire/EMS is announced as the top vote getter for the second consecutive year. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Advantage Metals closes Emporia location
A local option for selling scrap metal is no more. Advantage Metals Recycling, 302 Graham, posted the closure Friday. The closure is effective immediately and sends people to the business' Topeka loca...
Aug 1, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
