Category Archives: News
Eureka man killed in wreck
A Greenwood County man was killed in a crash near Severy on Friday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident happened just before 9 am on Kansas Highway 99 about two miles north of Severy. ...
Apr 18, 2025 Greenwood County Sheriff's Office logo. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia State Federal Credit Union reporting ongoing scam effort involving fraudulent calls to credit union members
Emporia State Federal Credit Union is alerting members to an ongoing scam effort. According to a news release from the credit union on Friday, scammers have been contacting members impersonating ESFCU...
Apr 18, 2025 ESFCU logo
Traffic adjustments, repair plans and full damage assessments still ongoing after articulating boom causes damage to northbound turnpike bridge in Emporia
Assessments are still ongoing as to the full scope of damage to the Kansas Turnpike bridge over West US Highway 50 in Emporia. Engineers have been examining the damage since it occurred just after 8:3...
Apr 18, 2025 Damage to the northbound Kansas Turnpike bridge understructure is evident after a crash April 18, 2025. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Flint Hills Mall reporting no water service at movie theatre
Water service is temporarily offline at Emporia's B&B movie theatre. Flint Hills Mall posted via its official Facebook page early Friday morning that there is "no water at the south end (theatre) ...
Apr 18, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia State University announces hiring of Dr. Mark Meister as inaugural dean of school of Humanities and Social Sciences
Emporia State University has welcomed a new leader for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. In a news release Thursday, the university announced the hiring of Dr. Mark Meister as the school's...
Apr 18, 2025 Newly appointed Dean of the Emporia State School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr. Mark Meister. Photo courtesy of Emporia State University.
Local families learn how they can keep their summer schedule full and safe Thursday on Lyon County Fairgrounds with return of Keep it A Safe Summer
While the annual Keep it a Safe Summer event may have skipped a year, it sure did not skip a beat, as evident by the turnout for the event Thursday evening. Once again, the Lyon County Fairgrounds pla...
Apr 17, 2025 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
City leadership and Champions Landing ownership viewing recent allocation as 'win-win' for the community
New equipment and courses are coming to Champions Landing thanks to recent action by Emporia City Commissioners. During their most recent study meeting, commissioners received an allocation request fr...
Apr 17, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia Police officer honored for lifesaving work by Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
An Emporia Police officer is getting statewide recognition for his lifesaving work. Officer Martin Orozco has received the Silver Award from the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police. The award, one ...
Apr 17, 2025 Flanked by Police Chief Ed Owens (left) and Deputy Chief Kevin Risley (right), Emporia Police Officer Martin Orozco (center) displays the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police Silver Award for lifesaving work last year. Emporia Police Department photo.
Charges filed in Emporia child rape case
A preliminary hearing date is ahead after a man was arrested this week in Emporia on suspicion of raping a teenager. Luis Jalpa-Sena, age 26, was arrested Monday and charged Thursday with single count...
Apr 17, 2025 Luis Jalpa-Sena. Lyon County Jail photo.
Southeast Transmission project teed up as 24th and Prairie waterline project nears end
Right now it looks like a "road closed" sign. But the end is now in sight for the 24th and Prairie Waterline Replacement Project. Work has been underway for close to a year, and Emporia City Engineer ...
Apr 17, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
