Category Archives: News
Sentencing Monday in Emporia robbery case
Sentencing is coming Monday in an Emporia robbery case. Lance Sutton's hearing is at 11 am before Judge Jeff Larson. It follows a plea agreement reached in early July to single counts of conspiracy to...
Aug 28, 2023 Lance Sutton. Lyon County Jail photo.
Emporia shooting case to have next hearing in December
Court proceedings in an Emporia shooting case will resume late this fall. As part of a pretrial hearing Friday in the case against Shedrick Williams, prosecutors were told to provide Williams' defense...
Aug 28, 2023 Shedrick Williams. Lyon County Jail photo.
Plans for Gazette Collective outlined Sunday
By the end of next year, the longtime home of the Emporia Gazette may well have a new use -- or uses. Tentative plans are to have at least part of a new development open to the community at 517 Mercha...
Aug 28, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
No injuries after charter bus crash near Emporia; wreck still under investigation
Thankfully, no injuries were reported after a charter bus went off Interstate 35 between Emporia's Burlingame and East Sixth exits and crashed into a grove of trees early Sunday. Lyon County Emergency...
Aug 27, 2023 Deb Trahoon.
Two to Newman following two county vehicle chase Saturday night
A vehicle pursuit that began in Chase County ended with a crash and hospital trip for two individuals in Lyon County Saturday night. According to Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh the pursuit began at ...
Aug 26, 2023 KVOE News file photo
Fifth annual No Coast Film Festival seeing tremendous turnout and support through first two days
The first two days of the 5th annual No Coast Film Festival are off to a great start. Organizer Jonny Leach tells KVOE News there were more than 60 individuals in attendance for the opening slate of f...
Aug 26, 2023
Foot traffic and donations not slowing down for St. James Storehouse mission
In just the two short months since it opened its doors, the St. James Missionary Baptist Church's Storehouse clothing ministry has had an abundance of visitors both taking advantage of the service and...
Aug 26, 2023 St. James congregation members help Storehouse visitors find everything they need. Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News.
Seventh annual Vamos A Pescar welcomes families from all walks of life to Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center Saturday
The Prophet Aquatic Research and Outreach Center was extremely busy Saturday for an event that has continuously grown in attendance and diversity each year. The seventh annual Vamos A Pescar, Let's Go...
Aug 26, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Showers and cooler temps snap week long heat wave Saturday; Drought still persisting across KVOE listening area
The extreme heat is gone for the time being and has been replaced by intermittent rainfall since early Saturday morning. The rainfall came as a byproduct of a much-needed cold front that pushed throug...
Aug 26, 2023 KVOE News File Photo
City of Emporia lifts water conservation request following weeklong heatwave and high level water usage
After three days, the City of Emporia has lifted its voluntary water conservation request. The request, in place since Wednesday morning, came at a time when the city was seeing record water usage tha...
Aug 25, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
