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Repairs are complete following a water main break in northwest Emporia late Monday afternoon. Crews were called to Redwood Avenue just after 4 pm for a reported break. Repairs were completed and servi...

Newman Regional Health is inviting the local community to a town hall meeting next week. The hospital will host a Medicare Town Hall Monday at the Emporia Senior Center with two sessions at 10 am and ...

When Emporia State University began its major reinvestment effort two years ago, there were fears about a number of programs being de-emphasized because they were not listed as the university's "strik...

Blitzing is happening for the next few weeks when it comes to football. It's coming later this week for the United Way of the Flint Hills. The annual Small Business Blitz is Tuesday. Six two-person te...

Two hay bales were damaged after fire developed in south Lyon County on Sunday. Emporia and Olpe fire departments were dispatched to 784 Road J-5 shortly before 5:30 pm. Emporia was canceled before th...

An Abilene man faces the prospect of drug distribution charges after an arrest this past weekend. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says the arrest of 35-year-old Caleb Kidd follows an alleged traffic ...

Recently, the Kansas Turnpike Authority said scammers were doing their best to smish customers out of money. That effort apparently hasn't ended. Smishing is a text-based scam. In this case, thieves a...

Political season is heating up, and the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce and League of Women Voters Emporia chapter have scheduled a pair of candidate forums. The first forum is Tuesday and will invol...

With harvest fully underway, the Kansas Highway Patrol is urging drivers to pack extra patience th enext few weeks. Capt. Candice Breshears says farm equipment is designed to travel at 25 mph or less,...

Two Oklahoma residents were hurt during a crash on the Kansas Turnpike in Osage County on Sunday. Rescue crews and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers responded to milepost 163.8, over 35 miles northeast o...