Category Archives: News
Emporia High parent-teacher conferences being held by phone or virtually after unspecified water issues develop Wednesday
Plumbing issues have beset Emporia High School. Water service was shut off shortly before the school day ended so school maintenance staff could figure out what happened and how to resolve the issues....
Feb 14, 2024 Dylan Sherwood/KVOE Radio.
SUPER BOWL RALLY SHOOTING: Juveniles among those detained; word on formal charges pending
Law enforcement at the local, state and federal levels are still working to solve the mass shooting that happened right after the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally ended. Some details were released ...
Feb 14, 2024 KCTV video screenshot.
STATEHOUSE: Governor appears on KVOE Morning Show to discuss Medicaid expansion, tax relief, budget matters
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly discussed several key topics in the Statehouse during an interview airing Wednesday on KVOE's Newsmaker segment. The governor says she's not surprised Medicaid expansion ha...
Feb 14, 2024 Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. KVOE News file photo.
Emporia Senior Center announces dance Friday
The Emporia Senior Center's community calendar is filling up. Over the past month, the Senior Center has restarted bingo on Tuesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. It has also started a Coffee and C...
Feb 14, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Hearing coming Friday in Emporia drug distribution case
Pretrial and arraignment is taking place this week in an Emporia drug distribution case. Caden Hunt, age 20, appears at 1:15 pm Friday before Judge Jeff Larson. Hunt, age 20 of Overland Park, faces 16...
Feb 14, 2024 Caden Hunt. Lyon County Jail Photo.
Emporia robbery hearing delayed to March
A preliminary hearing in an Emporia robbery case has been delayed. A hearing set for earlier this month in the case against 20-year-old Jaison Travelbee Jr is now set for March 11 at defense request. ...
Feb 14, 2024 Jason Travelbee Jr. Lyon County Jail photo.
Local retailers plan weeks in advance for Valentine's Day shopping options
Valentine's Day is definitely a day of love, and local retailers have seen a busy stretch for days leading into the big day. Kari's Diamonds owner Kari Calhoun says there is a lot of planning to make ...
Feb 14, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Investigation continues after Burlington High wrestling coach arrested on suspected indecent liberties; brother on parole after separate abuse conviction
Formal charges are pending against a Burlington High School teacher and wrestling coach accused of sex crimes against children from over a decade ago. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says 31-year-o...
Feb 13, 2024 (from left) Michael Vander Linden. Coffey County Jail photo. Matthew Vander Linden. Kansas Department of Corrections photo.
TURNPIKE CRASH: Wichita woman among three people taken to Newman Regional Health
Emporia Fire says it took three people to Newman Regional Health for treatment after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike near the Emporia gate Tuesday evening. The wreck happened just after 6:30 pm just so...
Feb 13, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Flags to fly at half-staff across Kansas per order of Governor Laura Kelly in honor of fallen Kansas Marine
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff Friday to honor the memory of a Kansas native and Marine who lost his life along with four others last week. Lance Cpl. Donova...
Feb 13, 2024 KVOE News File Photo
