Category Archives: News

The death of Dolly Parton this week is being felt in a big way in country music -- but also in other areas. Parton's Imagination Library has been part of the United Way of the Flint Hills operations s...

The recent arrest of an individual on multiple charges, announced Monday, originally developed a day before he was apprehended. According to a news release from Emporia Police Captain Ray Mattas, Empo...

In a 6-3 decision, the US Supreme Court is letting President Donald Trump move forward with certain parts of an executive order on mail-in voting. With the ruling, ABC News says Homeland Security can ...

It may be early September before the countries potentially allowed to import beef to US consumers will be named. In the meantime, one federal lawmaker from Kansas says this "isn't the best move on the...

Two Lyon County roads that were closed for planned work -- and then closed for unplanned work -- have reopened. The Lyon County Highway Department has reopened Road 150 from Kansas Highway 99 to Road ...

Two long-time food businesses in Emporia are closing their doors soon. Traci's Shaved Ice will have its final day of operations this upcoming Sunday for its physical location at 1508 West 6th. A reaso...

Work is starting this week to tear down the over 140-year-old Hartford City Hall. Constructed as a bank back in the early 1880s, the building was damaged by a severe windstorm the morning of July 4. L...

A man initially accused in Lyon County District Court of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated robbery has pleaded to a reduced count and one not originally listed. Robert Frank Rui...

The CareArc Board of Directors has its monthly meeting Tuesday. Board members will discuss a potential capital investment grant for the current state fiscal year near the end of the meeting. They will...

Less than a week after SOS Inc. announced a nearly $24,000 grand total in donations through its annual SOS Strong campaign, the agency received another significant donation from a longtime contributor...