Category Archives: News
USD 253 outlines details of 'Bell to Bell, No Cell' policy
Classes begin in less than a month for USD 253 Emporia school students, and the district has now outlined details of its adherence to the state's new "Bell to Bell, No Cell" policy on electronic devic...
Jul 24, 2026 USD 253 Emporia Public Schools graphic.
Kansas Appleseed forum highlights perspectives from Kansas Supreme Court Nominating Commission supporters
Typically, a constitutional amendment doesn't get a lot of voter attention -- but an amendment designed to change the initial selection method for Kansas Supreme Court justices has done just that. Kan...
Jul 24, 2026 Wave.video graphic.
Lyon County Emergency Communications pushes on after fielding stretch of abusive calls Thursday
Staffers at Lyon County Emergency Communications have been dealing with some untoward callers recently. The department says it has been getting calls from people who are launching offensive or abusive...
Jul 24, 2026 KVOE News file photo.
Extreme heat watch begins Saturday, follows end of 2-day rain event areawide
Decent rain totals from Thursday may well continue Friday. Then it gets hot. Rainfall totals were generally from 0.50 inches to 1 inch Thursday. *KVOE studios: 0.90 inches *Emporia Municipal Airport: ...
Jul 24, 2026 National Weather Service map.
Resentencing process underway in Samuel Garcia murder case
The man accused of killing Jesus Avila is in the process of getting resentenced. The resentencing process follows a Kansas Court of Appeals ruling this past January. Initially, Judge Jeff Larson sente...
Jul 23, 2026 Samuel Garcia. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
Lyon County Commission passes pair of moratoriums on data centers and solar developments as part of weekly action meeting Thursday
Discussions on data centers and solar energy developments for the unincorporated areas of Lyon County will be on hold for the next six months following unanimous action by Lyon County Commissioners Th...
Jul 23, 2026 The Lyon County Courthouse Commission Chambers were standing room only as commissioners discussed, and later approved, a pair of moratoriums on data centers, battery storage systems and solar developments. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
DATA CENTER: Work on development agreement, marketing to start soon
Following action by the Emporia City Commission on Wednesday, the Flint Hills Digital Campus data center project is moving forward. Project spokesman and strategist Garrett Nordstrom says one part of ...
Jul 23, 2026 Flint Hills Digital Campus logo.
'Enhancing experience' goal of reformatted Hornet Move-In Day on Aug. 13
There is a change coming for Emporia State University's upcoming move-in activities. Long a 2-day event, move-in is getting compressed to 1 day. And Director of Residential Life Rachel Goodman, the KV...
Jul 23, 2026 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia DMV prepares for another week of temporary hours
It appears temporary operations at Emporia's Department of Motor Vehicles office will continue next week. Flinthills Mall Manager Clarence Frye says he has been advised the current schedule, 9:30 am t...
Jul 23, 2026 Flinthills Mall photo.
Occasionally heavy rain possible into early Saturday before summertime steambath returns
Chances of showers and thunderstorms dominate the short-term forecast before hotter conditions return to the area. Showers and storms will be possible to likely through early Saturday morning, with th...
Jul 23, 2026 National Weather Service graphic.
