Category Archives: News
Marshall to vote against nearly $120 billion immigration, foreign aid package
Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas is firmly opposed to an immigration and foreign aid bill set to see at least some discussion in Congress this week. The bill was announced this past weekend...
Feb 06, 2024 US Senator Roger Marshall. Official photo.
MOORE's GREENHOUSE FIRES: Lyon County Attorney's Office names juvenile defendant
Court processes have started for the juvenile accused of setting fire to an Emporia greenhouse twice last month. Assistant Lyon County Attorney Meghan Morgan says Justin Hines, age 17, faces two count...
Feb 06, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Wabaunsee County deputies discharged after suspected fentanyl exposure
Two Wabaunsee County deputies needed to be admitted to a hospital after suspected fentanyl exposure Monday. Undersheriff Eric Kirsch says the deputies were in the process of making what he called a cu...
Feb 06, 2024 Wabaunsee County Sheriff's Office photo.
Moliere hearing Thursday in Emporia child sex abuse case
A preliminary hearing is tentatively set for Thursday in an Emporia child sex abuse case. Antoine Moliere faces one count of rape, with an alternate count of aggravated indecent liberties. The rape co...
Feb 06, 2024 Antoine Moliere. Lyon County Jail photo.
Winter illnesses still prevalent, says NRH Infection Prevention nurse
Are you or your kids sounding a lot like this these days? As of the week ending Jan. 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated Kansas with low flu activitiy -- but neighboring state...
Feb 06, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Discussions on road projects ahead for Emporia City Commission
Emporia city commissioners have varying points of emphasis for their meeting schedule Wednesday. Commissioners could award a $2 million improvement project for Industrial Park IV, specifically Road F ...
Feb 06, 2024 Emporia City Commission
Pictured Left to Right:
Jamie Sauder, Susan Brinkman, Danny Giefer, Becky Smith and Erren Harter.
Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
WEATHER: Thick fog returns, prompting areawide advisories until 10 am
Thick fog has been a periodic problem across the KVOE listening area the past six weeks, and it's back again Tuesday morning. Visibility is a quarter-mile or less across much of the KVOE listening are...
Feb 06, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Formal charges filed, first appearances coming Tuesday for pair of Wichita residents arrested in Emporia
First appearances are coming Tuesday in Lyon County District Court for a pair of Wichita residents arrested Thursday evening. 27-year-old Deshawn Hammond and 33-year-old Kayla Stokes are set to appear...
Feb 05, 2024 Deshawn Hammond and Kayla Stokes. Lyon County Jail Photos.
Emporia Recreation Commission approves third, hopefully final, version of steering committee MOU Monday night
Emporia Recreation Commissioners approved their third version of a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a new recreation center steering committee during a special meeting Monday eveni...
Feb 05, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Juvenile arrested after pair of fires at Moore's Greenhouse
Emporia Fire Marshal Reason Bradford says a juvenile has been arrested after two damaging fires at an Emporia greenhouse last month. Bradford says Emporia Fire worked with Emporia Police to arrest the...
Feb 05, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
