Category Archives: News
Preliminary hearing connected to December fatality incident set for Wednesday
A man accused of leaving the scene of a fatality incident in downtown Emporia late last year has a preliminary hearing in the case Wednesday. The alleged incident at Sixth and Constitution on Dec. 15 ...
Jul 18, 2023
Humboldt man arrested on suspected drug distribution in Osage County
A Humboldt man was arrested on suspected drug distribution activity after an incident near Lyndon. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says a deputy handled a traffic stop at the junction of US Highway 7...
Jul 18, 2023 Dustin Galloway. Osage County Jail photo.
Registration open for Emporia Economic Outlook Conference
The annual Emporia Economic Outlook Conference isn't until October, but registration is now available online. In general terms, the event features economic and real estate activity and trends at the l...
Jul 18, 2023 Center for Economic Development and Business Research graphic.
Kansas GOP launches second presidential preference survey
Earlier this year, Kansas Republicans asked party members to fill out a short survey ahead of the presidential preference primary next spring. A new version is now available. As was the case in May, t...
Jul 18, 2023 KS GOP Image.
Abandonment of Sixth and Constitution stoplight, property acquisition near Municipal Airport among agenda items for Emporia City Commission
Emporia city commissioners have an action and study meeting Wednesday, and there are a lot of infrastructure matters with both meetings. The action session will begin first at 11 am. Besides consideri...
Jul 18, 2023 KVOE News photo.
WEATHER: Air temperatures in mid-90s, heat index readings 103-108 expected areawide Tuesday
Hot, sticky conditions are still coming to the KVOE listening area Tuesday, but they may not be quite as extreme as first mentioned last week. The current forecast calls for highs in the mid-90s for E...
Jul 18, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Longtime Graves Drug pharmacist, manager Glen Hadaway passes away
Services are coming later this month for longtime pharmacist Glen Hadaway, who passed away last week. Hadaway helped to keep Graves Drugs as a downtown Emporia fixture business after it was establishe...
Jul 18, 2023 KVOE News photo.
Emporia Recreation Commission and Future Funding Task Force review results from recent community survey Monday
The Emporia Recreation Commission's Future Funding Task Force spent much of its monthly meeting Monday afternoon reviewing hundreds of responses to a recent community survey related to the future of t...
Jul 17, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Connecting Link project to overlap Street Rehab as traffic signal temporary work, short-term crossing closure announced in Emporia
A pair of street resurfacing projects in Emporia will overlap and could end around the same time later this year. Work has been underway for several weeks as part of the annual Street Rehab project. T...
Jul 17, 2023 Courtesy graphic.
Homeland Security Investigations asking parents to watch children's online activity as deterrent to extortion, trafficking
After the recent arrests of over 20 men who were using hotels to meet with children in the Kansas City area for sexual purposes and with a recently-released movie on the topic, Homeland Security Inves...
Jul 17, 2023 Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Taekuk Cho spoke with KVOE News about sex extortion. Homeland Security Investigations screenshot.
