Category Archives: News
Emporia house fire linked to charcoal grill on porch
Thankfully, nobody was hurt after fire developed in a southeastern Emporia home Sunday evening. Fire crews from Emporia, Americus and Olpe were dispatched to 105 South Exchange just before 9 pm. Empor...
Feb 19, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Status hearing ahead Tuesday for Emporia man accused of rape in Douglas County
Another status conference is coming in Lawrence as a rape case continues against an Emporia man. Romeo Martinez is set for a hearing Feb. 20, following three different status hearings between early De...
Feb 19, 2024 Kansas Courts graphic.
STATEHOUSE: Pair of fentanyl-related bills advance through Senate
Two of three bills designed to slow down fentanyl use and distributions have passed the Kansas Senate. The chamber passed Senate Bill 414, written to increase criminal penalties for unlawfully distrib...
Feb 19, 2024 The US Drug Enforcement Administration says a small amount of fentanyl -- shown here -- can kill a person, and it's working with numerous law enforcement partners across northeast Kansas to blunt an increase in overdoses and deaths. DEA photo.
Lyon County spelling bee Tuesday at Olpe High
Lyon County's annual spelling bee is taking place Tuesday. Olpe High School will serve as the host site for the spelling bee, which will feature more than 30 contestants from the county's elementary a...
Feb 19, 2024 Connor McBride receives the winning word, "chemotherapy," from Nancy LeClear near the end of the 2023 Lyon County Spelling Bee. Chuck Samples/KVOE News
USDA Rural Development Director for Kansas returning to Emporia -- at request of Main Street -- this week to discuss economic collaborations
Development and partnerships were the focus of a recent KVOE Morning Show visit and an upcoming meeting in Emporia. USDA Rural Development Director for Kansas Christy Davis is meeting with Emporia Mai...
Feb 19, 2024 Christy Davis. Courtesy photo.
ESU STUDENT REC BUILDING CRASH: Lyon County Attorney's Office reviewing paperwork, facility to reopen -- largely -- next week
The Lyon County Attorney's Office is reviewing affidavits and other supporting documents after the Super Bowl Sunday crash into the Emporia State Student Recreation Building. As with Emporia Police al...
Feb 18, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Steering committee MOU conversation to continue Monday for Emporia Recreation Commission
The Emporia Recreation Commission will continue its conversations about a new or expanded public recreation facility -- and the steering committee memorandum of understanding between ERC, the City Com...
Feb 18, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Planning Commission poised to make recommendations on Lockwood Subdivision housing project
A significant housing development in southwest Emporia could take procedural steps towards reality this week. The Emporia-Lyon County Metropolitan Area Planning Commission has two points of business f...
Feb 18, 2024 Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
'A historic day for Hornet Nation:' Together Forward becomes most successful campaign in ESU history with better than $91 million total
After several years of hard work and support from the local community, Emporia State University made a historic announcement Saturday night. ESU leadership, donors and students all gathered inside the...
Feb 17, 2024 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Local constituents receive update on legislative matters during first legislative dialogue of 2024 Saturday
Local lawmakers covered a variety of topics while meeting with local constituents Saturday morning for the first legislative dialogue of the year as organized by the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce G...
Feb 17, 2024 Photo courtesy of Jeanine McKenna/Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce.
