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Work is still a few weeks out yet, but planning is fully underway for the city of Emporia's annual Street Rehab project. This year's project involves 14 work zones as part of the base bid: *Second Ave...

If you're headed to downtown Emporia for the slate of activities Saturday, be advised the travel flow won't be normal. Emporia Police says the 600 and 700 blocks of Commercial will be closed from 8 am...

KansasLand Bank has a new owner. The Americus bank, along with one in Quinter, has been acquired by Equity Bancshares -- the Wichita holding company of Equity Bank. Equity already has one bank in Quin...

A preliminary hearing is tentatively set for next week after an alleged vehicle pursuit ended with a crash in Chase County nearly a month ago. Formal charges have been filed against 20-year-old Logan ...

Formal charges are now in place against a Strong City man who allegedly led a foot pursuit this week. Trenton Wesley Collins has been charged with single counts of interference with law enforcement, p...

The Morris County Sheriff's Office has some new equipment for its K9. Brady's K9 Fund has donated a $1,500 ballistic vest for Kimber, saying it's an essential piece of protection for the dog. Brady's ...

Lawmakers representing Lyon County will be busy next week. Legislators will appear at the final Legislative Dialogue of the session at 6 pm Tuesday at the Trusler Business Center. Dialogues are sponso...

State revenues reversed their recent trend and were above both April 2023 numbers and forecasts from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group. Last month the state collected $1.42 billion in taxes, up $...

Play is getting underway soon for the Dynamic Discs Open. First-round action begins at Champions Landing on Friday for top-tier players, while A-Tier players get rolling Thursday. Courses are at Champ...

Quaker Park is no longer for sale. Emporia City Commissioners made it official during their regular action meeting Wednesday morning by unanimously approving a resolution to rescind its previous actio...