Category Archives: News
WEATHER: City Engineering staffers shifting street construction schedule to account for heat
Excessive heat is in place all week for the KVOE listening area and much of the central third of the country. Most of Kansas will be in an excessive heat warning from 1 pm Monday until at least 7 pm T...
Jul 29, 2024 Emporia City Engineering staffers and contract crews are shifting their work schedules due to the extreme heat expected this week. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Emporia man arrested after short chase early Sunday
Formal charges are pending against an Emporia man allegedly involved a chase this past weekend. Lyon County deputies arrested 18-year-Bradyn Douglas Hayes early Sunday. Hayes was arrested on suspicion...
Jul 29, 2024 Bradyn Hayes. Lyon County Jail photo.
WEATHER: Cooling center information for Emporia through Aug. 4, 2024
Listed below are cooling centers currently available in Lyon and surrounding counties. Emporia *Emporia Police Department lobby, 518 Mechanic. Pets are allowed if they can be controlled. *Lyon County ...
Jul 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Juvenile arrested after allegedly stealing two pickups, crashing one into house near Neosho Rapids
Lyon County deputies have arrested a male juvenile after the person allegedly stole two pickups and crashed one into a house near Neosho Rapids. Lyon County Sgt. Zach Shafer says the investigation beg...
Jul 29, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Swing Away Stigma brings nearly 30 teams to Emporia Golf Course in support of CrossWinds mission
CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness administrators say Swing Away Stigma will return next summer. Which makes sense, given turnout for the first-ever golf tourney was better than expected. Development ...
Jul 29, 2024 CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness enjoyed a better-than-expected turnout for its first-ever Swing Away Stigma golf tournament Saturday. Jacque Wellnitz/CrossWinds Counseling and Wellness.
WEATHER: Residents urged to make adjustments as excessive heat warning goes from Monday through Thursday
Extreme heat is expected all week, starting Monday. Air temperatures will be as high as 101 Monday, followed by air temperatures possibly reaching 105 for Tuesday and Wednesday. Air temperatures will ...
Jul 29, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
Cornejo deemed competent to stand trial in Lyon County aggravated battery case
Emanul Cornejo has been found competent to stand trial in a Lyon County aggravated battery case, so court proceedings will resume next month. CrossWinds evaluated Cornejo after a hearing late last mon...
Jul 29, 2024 Emanul Cornejo. Lyon County Jail photo.
Lara-Ceja receives prison time after plea agreement in Lyon County drug case
A case that started in Lyon County District Court as a drug distribution case ended Friday with a sentence on lesser counts. Alejandro Lara-Ceja will spend over four years in prison as part of a plea ...
Jul 29, 2024 Alejandro Lara-Ceja. Lyon County Jail photo.
A general, a President and a journalist: Historian discusses exploits of Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Funston and connection to William Allen White during Sundays at the Site presentation
What could a distinguished soldier and general, a former President of the United States and a renowned journalist all possibly have in common? Well, according to Christopher Lovett, the latest present...
Jul 28, 2024 Chris Lovett delivers the latest presentation in the 2024 Sundays at the Site Series at Red Rocks State Historic Site. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Homegrown Celebration a sticky, juicy hit
As has been the case now for nearly two decades, the Homegrown Celebration really brought the juice. *Click here for KVOE's YouTube channel, including several videos from Homegrown. Photos by Chuck Sa...
Jul 27, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
