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Depending on the result of an appeal, 34-year-old Russell Paul Patterson Jr of Emporia is set to spend nearly 14 years in prison after his convictions on sexual abuse of a child. Patterson was sentenc...

Early work is in full swing for significant repairs to a Kansas Turnpike bridge near Emporia's tollgate exit. Work follows an incident where an over-height load cut through part of the understructure ...

Emporia Main Street and the Emporia State Peterson Planetarium want your input on how to grow and develop the budding Science on Main partnership. A year ago, the two entities, Main Street America and...

The Emporia Arts Council is busy this summer, and it's encouraging people to get ready for later this year as well. Recently, the Arts Council kicked off its annual fundraising campaign. Director Dawn...

A Waverly man is dead and two children were hurt in a crash in Osage County on Saturday evening. The crash happened around 8:15 pm on South Jordan Road between Kansas Highway 31 and West 317th, or abo...

Scams tend to run in spurts, and it's time for another flurry of texts allegedly from the Kansas Department of Transportation. The texts say people need to pay outstanding traffic tickets and say KDOT...

The prospect of isolated severe weather was enough for the Storm Prediction Center to issue a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of the KVOE listening area Monday. Morris and Wabaunsee counties ar...

A Gardner man sustained potentially serious injuries following an accident in Osage County late Sunday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the accident was reported at Interstate 35 mile ...

Community members received their annual look behind the scenes of operations at the David Traylor Zoo Sunday afternoon. The zoo opened its doors to the public for its annual Open House event, which of...

A juvenile was taken to Newman Regional Health with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash in Emporia on Saturday. The incident happened shortly after 7 pm near the intersection of South Cottonwo...