Category Archives: News
Ottawa University says football team members, coaches on bus that went off Interstate 35 near Emporia
The charter bus that crashed outside Emporia early Sunday morning involved members of the Ottawa University football team and coaching staff. The university says the bus was northbound on Interstate 3...
Aug 28, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Reuters: Numerous conglomerates interested in Hostess Brands
Takeover interest is swirling around Hostess Brands, according to Reuters. The news outlet says General Mills, Mondelez International, Pepsi and Hershey are among several companies interested after Ho...
Aug 28, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Emporia State provost touts reinvestment transformation during KVOE Newsmaker interview
Emporia State administrators say the campus is in the middle of a transformative period. Provost Brent Thomas spoke to that overall topic on KVOE's Newsmaker segment that aired Monday. Thomas says the...
Aug 28, 2023 ESU Memorial Union. KVOE file photo.
Kansas Appleseed deputy director: Gentle touch needed with first-time juvenile offenders
When it comes to disciplining certain first-time juvenile offenders, Kansas Appleseed Deputy Director Mike Fonkert says it's best not to go overboard, and he made his comments on KVOE's Talk of Empori...
Aug 28, 2023 Kansas Appleseed logo.
Kansas Reflector staffers discuss blurred lines between news, analysis and opinion during tour stop in Emporia
In a day and age where the lines are blurred between news, analysis and opinion, how do you tell which is which? Staffers at the Kansas Reflector had different ideas on the question following a visit ...
Aug 28, 2023 Kansas Reflector staffers (from left) Sherman Smith, Clay Wirestone, Rachel Mipro and Max McCoy answer general and specific questions about journalism during a special tour stop at the Lyon County History Center last week. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
UPDATE: Service restored to customers on South Neosho following water main breaks Monday morning
Water service has been restored to residents on South Neosho following morning water main breaks in the area. Both breaks in the 800 and 200 blocks of Neosho were reported shortly before 9 am Monday. ...
Aug 28, 2023 City of Emporia graphic.
Emporia's CCLIP restoration project officially underway on East US Highway 50
Early work is getting rolling on a major street improvement project in east Emporia. The city says the annual City Connecting Link Improvement Program, or CCLIP, is beginning Monday. Officially, this ...
Aug 28, 2023 Courtesy graphic.
Emporia man awaiting trial dates on child rape, aggravated indecent liberties charges in Wichita
Arraignment is taking place this week for an Emporia man accused of child rape in Wichita. John Robert Burton currently faces two counts, one of rape and one of aggravated indecent liberties, both inv...
Aug 28, 2023 John Robert Burton. Sedgwick County Jail photo.
No Coast Film Festival wins praise from filmmakers
The fifth annual No Coast Film Festival closed down Sunday, and those involved say it was a rousing event. Dylan Gary won The Kraken Award for his film, "The Uniform," which follows a woman frustrated...
Aug 28, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
AVILA MURDER: Hearing Monday for Cornejo-Campoverde
A defendant in the Jesus Avila murder case has a hearing Monday afternoon. Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde appears before Judge Lee Fowler at 1:30 pm, and the status conference will determine whether there i...
Aug 28, 2023 Jordy Cornejo-Campoverde. Lyon County Jail photo.
