Category Archives: News

The steering committee tasked with charting direction for a brand-new or expanded public recreation facility in Emporia has its first meeting Monday, and it has a lot of items to address. Board member...

A status conference is coming next month in a Coffey County human trafficking case. The conference is April 10 in the case against 24-year-old Leslie Cadena of Laredo, Texas. Cadena allegedly transpor...

President Joe Biden and Republicans have clashed a lot during his term in office, and they are clashing again after his State of the Union address. The president has been hit repeatedly for alleged in...

Much-needed rainfall and no severe weather reports. Those were the general takeaways from Thursday's weather. Showers and occasional storms Thursday led to some impressive rain totals across the KVOE ...

Lyon County Commissioners made quick work of a brief action agenda Thursday morning. During their regular session, commissioners would first approve a request from Lyon County Emergency Management Dir...

Areas south of Emporia are in a severe thunderstorm watch. This includes Greenwood County in the KVOE listening area. The watch lasts until 9 pm and reflects the risk of tennis ball-sized hail and 70 ...

Lisa Keith is looking ahead to retirement after over 30 years at the David Traylor Zoo, including the last 16 years as director. During KVOE's Newsmaker segment Thursday, Keith reflected on the influe...

Rain has been in short supply for over a month, but Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has adjusted the state's drought emergency map issued last summer. All area counties are now in a drought watch. As part...

Not too long ago, gas prices locally were around $2.50 to $2.60 a gallon. Now they are pushing $3.20 a gallon. Kansas AAA Manager of Public and Government Affairs Shawn Steward tells KVOE News gas pri...

After over a decade of work, Emporia Celebrates the Flint Hills is disbanding. On KVOE's On-Air Chat on Wednesday, organizers discussed how the group's mission has changed over time. Duane Henrikson s...