Category Archives: News
Emporia gets $400K for KDOT fiscal 2029 CCLIP mill-and-overlay work on US Highway 50
A day after learning it was receiving money for infrastructure projects around several local schools, Emporia city government is now receiving more state funding for more infrastructure work. The Kans...
Aug 19, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation logo.
USD 253 leadership praises community partners for both preparation and programming ahead of and during school year
The official first day of school for USD 253 Emporia is Wednesday. As we're sure you are aware, it takes a lot of preparation to get the school year off to a great start and not just for administrator...
Aug 18, 2026 USD 253 Emporia logo.
DATA CENTER: Emporia issues Request for Qualifications as it considers 'specialized legal services'
As developers continue plans to line up a possible primary end user for a data center in west Emporia, the City Commission is working on its own preparation as the overall process moves ahead. The cit...
Aug 18, 2026 Clipart Library graphic.
Data center-related petition among discussion points for Emporia City Commission on Wednesday
The Emporia City Commission's meetings Wednesday will involve more conversations about data centers. Commissioners will discuss their course of action for a petition seeking to ban both the installati...
Aug 18, 2026 City of Emporia logo.
Monday wreck hospitalizes 2 Burlington residents
Two Burlington residents were hurt in a crash in the Kansas City metro area Monday morning. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, the crash on Interstate 35 near Shawnee Mission Parkway happened sho...
Aug 18, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Hot Tuesday afternoon may lead to severe weather late Tuesday night
A hot, sticky Tuesday may end with severe weather. Temperatures will likely climb to the mid-90s, pushing heat index readings to around 101 by day's end. A cold front will drag across the area Tuesday...
Aug 18, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
Emporia gains nearly $1.2M from KDOT for Safe Routes to Schools project
The city of Emporia has nearly $1.2 million in state funds for Safe Routes to School improvements planned out several years ago. Funding is part of Transportation Alternatives Program through the Kans...
Aug 18, 2026 Kansas Department of Transportation graphic.
Repairs coming after Friday's incident damaging KTA bridge over US-50
There will be repairs at a later time after an oversized load hit the Kansas Turnpike bridge over US Highway 50 in west Emporia last week, but they likely won't be near the scope of the renovations ne...
Aug 18, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia community welcomes back college students with annual block party in downtown Emporia Monday
College students are back in Emporia and the community once again welcomed them with open arms and open doors Monday night in downtown Emporia. The annual Welcome Back Block Party filled the majority ...
Aug 17, 2026 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Early demolition work begins on NRH's Cora Miller Hall
Approved this past winter, early demolition work is now underway at Newman Regional Health's Cora Miller Hall. Work has started on removing windows and asbestos from inside the building that was erect...
Aug 17, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
