Category Archives: News
KDOT approves $4.3 million project to replace Interstate 35 bridge over Lincoln Street
Emporia's Interstate 35 bridge over Lincoln Street is set to be replaced. The Kansas Department of Transportation approved a better than $4.3 million bid from King Construction and Subsidiaries out of...
Jan 03, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Kansas Legislature: Longbine sees tax issues as driving force for upcoming session
Money matters could well be the dominant underlying issue for Kansas lawmakers as they begin the 2024 session next week. Tax relief is shaping up to be a hot topic as the state is now starting to miss...
Jan 03, 2024 17th District Senator Jeff Longbine. Courtesy photo.
West Emporia water main breaks fixed
Two water main breaks in west Emporia developed by mid-morning and were fixed by mid-afternoon Wednesday. Repairs were needed in the 700 block of Industrial and on West Fifth between Elm and Oak. Brea...
Jan 03, 2024 KVOE News photo.
Emporia Police investigating after alleged equipment theft from downtown warehouse
Emporia Police officers are investigating a reported equipment theft from a downtown business. Emporia Main Street posted photos to its Facebook account Tuesday evening, saying a Tex Dump trailer was ...
Jan 03, 2024 Emporia Main Street.
Investigation continues into illegal gaming machine seizure at former BP convenience store
The investigation continues into the seizure of several allegedly illegal gaming machines from an Emporia convenience store last year. Five machines were taken from what used to be the BP store at Six...
Jan 03, 2024 Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission logo.
Highway Patrol notes increase in DUI arrests, other citations during New Year's Eve enforcement period
DUI arrests were up considerably over the last two New Year's Day enforcement periods, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. Troopers noted 29 DUI arrests between Dec. 29-Jan. 1. While the number ma...
Jan 03, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
District Court Public Access Portal available online, but recent information is outdated and system errors persist
The Kansas Court System says its District Court Public Access Portal is finally accessible to all. And that's true...to a point. The portal and other features of the state's online court information h...
Jan 03, 2024 Kansas Courts graphic.
Over $1 billion in monthly tax receipts not enough to hit state's projections for December
The state's December tax collections went over $1 billion, but they also continued the recent trend of missing projections. The December total was $1.043 billion, below expectations by almost $37 mill...
Jan 03, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Dense fog advisory areawide until noon
Thick fog is possible through the morning hours for most of the eastern half of Kansas. Dense fog advisories are up for all area counties until noon. The National Weather Service says visibility can b...
Jan 03, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
Emporia man arrested after second alleged chase on New Year's Day
Emporia's recent spate of chase-related arrests continued after sunrise New Year's morning. Emporia Police Capt. Ray Mattas says 26-year-old Julio Rolando Blanco Godoy of Emporia was arrested Monday m...
Jan 02, 2024 Julio Blanco-Godoy. Lyon County Jail photo.
