Category Archives: News
New ESU Planetarium show focuses on Voyager mission, discoveries
A new show is coming soon to Emporia State University's Peterson Planetarium. "Voyager: The Never-Ending Journey" makes its debut Jan. 9. Planetarium Director Mark Brown, the featured guest on KVOE's ...
Dec 27, 2024 NASA photo.
Court proceedings underway in Emporia burglary case
Court proceedings are underway for two Emporia men accused of burglary. Robert Shane Metcalfe had his first court appearance Thursday and was set for a preliminary hearing Jan. 14. Rhett William Barke...
Dec 27, 2024 Robert Metcalfe (left), Rhett Barker. Lyon County Jail photos.
South Lyon County intersection reopened after culvert project
The Lyon County Highway Department is reopening part of a county road after an improvement project. The intersection of Roads 90 and T-5 reopened Thursday after a crossroad culvert was replaced. The i...
Dec 27, 2024 Lyon County Highway Department map.
Fog to remain thick Friday morning -- and possibly return Friday night
Thick fog has become stubborn fog for the KVOE listening area this week. Visibility has been three blocks or less -- roughly a quarter-mile or less -- for much of the area since late afternoon Thursda...
Dec 26, 2024 St. Mark's Lutheran Church is draped in fog early Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia woman hurt in Turnpike wreck
An Emporia woman was hurt in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike on Thursday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 11:20 am at mile marker 163.9 in Osage County. Troopers say 25...
Dec 26, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Lyon County Commission appoints Flott to Emporia Enterprises, returns event space rezoning request to Planning and Appeals Board
The future of the Emporia Enterprises economic development board is in question, but Lyon County commissioners moved to fill an open spot on that board as part of their action meeting Thursday. Commis...
Dec 26, 2024 Lyon County commissioners Ken Duft (from left), Rollie Martin and Doug Peck. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Quenemo man arrested for suspected drug distribution
A Christmas Eve call to law enforcement in northeast Osage County led to an arrest on suspected illegal drug activity. Sheriff Chris Wells says deputies were alerted to a suspicious vehicle near Green...
Dec 26, 2024 Thomas Anderson. Osage County Jail photo.
Holiday trash pickup, Christmas tree dropoff periods begin Thursday
The end of one calendar year and the start of the next is a busy time for Emporia's Solid Waste Department. The department has its regular pickup schedule through the holidays this year because both C...
Dec 26, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
2025 Wreaths Across America effort underway with 2-for-1 sponsorship venture
A successful Wreaths Across America effort this year is leading to an early-bird effort for the veteran recognition effort next year. Local organizer Scott Burenheide says people can get two veteran w...
Dec 26, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Drought Monitor map unchanged despite dry December
Measurable precipitation has been hard to come by this month, but that trend hasn't impacted the US Drought Monitor for the KVOE listening area. This week's report indicates abnormally dry conditions ...
Dec 26, 2024 US Drought Monitor map.
