Category Archives: News
Sensory swim sessions coming to Jones Aquatic Center
Sensory Swim is coming to the Jones Aquatic Center this weekend. JAC will host two sensory swim sessions from 9:30 am to 11:30 am on Saturday and July 26. Aquatic Center Supervisor Jennifer Wegener sa...
Jun 19, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia's fireworks sales and discharge window opens June 27
Tents are scattered across town, but they are up. Which means only one thing -- fireworks can legally be bought soon in the Emporia city limits. The fireworks sales and discharge window begins June 27...
Jun 19, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Ashburn pleads no contest to drug possession after alleged involvement in May 31 chase that hurt Lyon County deputy
One of two defendants accused of leading a law enforcement pursuit leading to injuries for a Lyon County deputy late last month has accepted a plea agreement. Preston Ashburn had been charged with bat...
Jun 19, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Topeka man appealing nearly eight-year sentence for drug distribution in Lyon County
A man who pleaded no contest to drug distribution in a Lyon County criminal case will spend nearly eight years in prison. Rafael Munoz Garcia, age 27 of Topeka, received a 95-month total sentence as p...
Jun 19, 2025 Rafael Garcia. Lyon County Jail photo.
Flood warning up for Cottonwood River at Emporia, removed for other area gauges
A flood warning remains in effect for the Cottonwood River at Emporia following heavy rainfall this week. *The Cottonwood River at Emporia is in a flood warning from late Thursday night to Friday even...
Jun 19, 2025 Cottonwood River water flows from the old Kansas Highway 99 bridge to the new bridge early Thursday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Severe thunderstorm warning late Wednesday afternoon leads to brief heavy rain in north Lyon County
Isolated storms late Wednesday afternoon led to a severe thunderstorm warning for north Lyon County. No severe weather was reported afterward. Rain totals: *Allen: 0.20 inches *Bushong: 0.54 inches *2...
Jun 19, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia State University hosts ceremonial groundbreaking for Freestate Middle Mile Network Wednesday
Emporia State University played host to a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new statewide broadband project that aims to increase connectivity for all residents. Cremer Hall on the University's campus p...
Jun 18, 2025 Pictured left to right: Kansas Transportation Secretary Calvin Reid, Assistant Secretary of Quality Places for the Kansas Department of Commerce Matt Godinez, Director of Kansas Office of Broadband Development Bill Abston, KanREN Executive Director Chris Crook and IdeaTek General Counsel and Director of Broadband Advocacy Ethan Kaplan shovel some dirt at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the Freestate Middle Mile Network on the ESU campus. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Two found dead following home explosion in east Emporia Wednesday
Two individuals are deceased following an explosion that destroyed a home in east Emporia late Wednesday afternoon. According to a news release from the City of Emporia, emergency responders discovere...
Jun 18, 2025 An Emporia Fire ladder truck was used to pour water on top of a house that exploded in east Emporia on Wednesday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
National Teachers Hall of Fame inductees discuss 'humbling' experience on KVOE's On-Air Chat
"Surreal." "Humbling." "Overwhelming." Those were some of the adjectives this year's class of National Teachers Hall of Fame inductees used on KVOE's On-Air Chat on Wednesday to describe their time in...
Jun 18, 2025 National Teachers Hall of Fame inductees appeared on KVOE's On-Air Chat on Wednesday. From left: Tom Jenkins, Michael Dunlea III, Dr Camille Jones Ford, Michelle Pearson and Dr Pascale Creek Pinner. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia City Commission approves Stormont Vail final plat
The planning phase is complete and now design and later construction can begin for a new multi-million-dollar medical facility in Emporia following action by Emporia City Commissioners Wednesday. Duri...
Jun 18, 2025 City of Emporia map.
