Category Archives: News
Lyon County vehicular murder cases take next steps forward
A jury trial setting is now on the Lyon County docket as part of a vehicular murder case stemming from a crash near Emporia last year. On Friday, Judge Jeff Larson set a final pretrial hearing date of...
Jul 13, 2024 (left) Adonis Dailey. Kansas Department of Corrections photo. (right) Travis Edwards. Lyon County Jail photo.
Pair of meetings ahead for Emporia Rec Commission
The Emporia Recreation Commission has two meetings ahead Monday. The first meeting is for the special and annual Closing of the Books discussion. Board members will approve financial statements and th...
Jul 13, 2024 Lee Beran Recreation Center. KVOE News File Photo.
Resurfacing work to begin as soon as Monday on K-170
Work is set to begin on a repaving project on a state highway in Lyon and Osage counties. The Kansas Department of Transportation says work could begin as soon as Monday on resurfacing Kansas Highway ...
Jul 13, 2024 Kansas Department of Transportation map.
US-50 resurfacing work continues in Chase County
Work continues to repave US Highway 50 across the eastern half of Chase County. Repaving work has been underway for several weeks between the Lyon-Chase county line and Strong City, which has meant te...
Jul 13, 2024 An eastbound SUV moves past a stopped line of westbound traffic as construction work continues on US Highway 50 outside Saffordville. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Alleged Coffey County pursuit leads to court case
Court processes are underway in Coffey County after an alleged law enforcement pursuit recently. Coffey County Sheriff Tom Johnson says deputies began a routine traffic stop on an SUV near US Highway ...
Jul 13, 2024 Coffey County Sheriff's Office image.
WEATHER: Monday high temp matches 2000 record; heat index briefly hits 111
High temperatures Monday matched a record high for the date. Air temperatures climbed to 104, right at the projected high temperature and the record set in 2000. The peak heat index climbed briefly to...
Jul 12, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
United Way Interim Board Chair, RE/MAX Ek Real Estate agent Lynn Cunningham passes away
RE/MAX Ek Real Estate agent and United Way of The Flint Hills Interim Board Chair Lynn Cunningham died Thursday. RE/MAX Ek Real Estate co-owner Jeff Kitselman says Cunningham was returning from a week...
Jul 12, 2024 2023/24 United Way Campaign Drive Chair Lynn Cunningham announces this year's fundraising total during the annual campaign celebration. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Americus man charged with 22 counts of child exploitation
A preliminary hearing is coming at the end of August for an Americus man facing numerous charges of sexual exploitation. Adam David Chestnut, age 50, is charged with 22 counts of exploitation stemming...
Jul 12, 2024 Adam Chestnut. Lyon County Jail photo.
Eskridge man arrested on suspicion of aggravated indecent liberties, aggravated endangerment
An Eskridge man faces criminal charges of alleged illegal contact with a minor. Wabaunsee County Undersheriff Erik Kirsch says 24-year-old Manuel Thomas Bailey was arrested Wednesday after a report of...
Jul 12, 2024 Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office graphic.
Greenwood County business receiving massive USDA grant
A Greenwood County business is getting a massive federal grant as it looks to build a production facility. Real Kansas Meats LLC is getting nearly $6.9 million in federal funding through the US Depart...
Jul 12, 2024 USDA Rural Development logo.
