Category Archives: News
Drummond: ESU Foundation seeks to build on 2025's momentum next year; Patterson Family grants $150K for Nursing + Student Wellness Center
Energized by several different trends, ESU Foundation Chief Executive Officer Jason Drummond says the stage is set for future growth. Drummond says "success breeds success, and we're riding that wave ...
Dec 15, 2025 Jason Drummond. Emporia State University photo.
Municipal Band closes 2025 season with well-attended Christmas concert
Traditional carols and contemporary favorites were all part of the Emporia Municipal Band's concert Sunday. The Municipal Band filled the Emporia Granada Theatre with people and sound for its 16th ann...
Dec 15, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Man charged in Emporia with distributing marijuana
Court proceedings have started in Emporia for a drug distribution case. Alexis Alanis faces single counts of distributing up to 450 grams of marijuana, as well as receiving under $5,000 in drug transa...
Dec 14, 2025 Alexis Alanis. Lyon County Jail photo.
Emporian sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for producing child sex abuse materials
A federal judge in Arkansas has sentenced an Emporia man to prison for producing child sex abuse materials. The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas says 32-year-old Marcus Abeyta...
Dec 14, 2025 Wave.video graphic.
Newman Regional Health, Coffey Health System finalize shared services agreement for general surgery, specialty care
Newman Regional Health and Coffey Health System have reached an agreement on shared services between the hospital systems. Administrators of both hospitals say the new agreement is designed to ensure ...
Dec 14, 2025 Newman Regional Health, Coffey Health System logos.
Warranty repairs set to begin in earnest Monday near 12th and Prairie; Southeast waterline work nears halfway point
Work begins in earnest this week on what are being called "warranty repairs" for part of Emporia's 24th and Prairie waterline replacement project. Prairie has been blocked just north of 12th since Fri...
Dec 14, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Small waterline breaks in southeast Emporia
A small waterline has apparently failed in a southeast Emporia neighborhood. Public Works staffers were called out to the intersection of South Cottonwood and Norton on Sunday morning. Early indicatio...
Dec 14, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
California resident hurt in Turnpike crash Friday
The Kansas Highway Patrol says a California resident was hurt in a crash in Osage County on Friday. The wreck happened shortly before noon at Kansas Turnpike mile marker 160.4 northbound, 33 miles nor...
Dec 14, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Nobody hurt, little damage reported after small fire in central Emporia on Sunday
Emporia Fire responded to a small fire Sunday morning. Crews headed to 1120 Chestnut shortly after 8:15 am after reports of sparks coming out of the floor of a house. The fire was largely out when cre...
Dec 14, 2025 Emporia firefighters investigate a small house fire Sunday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Inaugural Claus for a Cause raises over $200 to support Raices Hispanas dance group Saturday
Togetherness is one of the core themes of the holiday season and several community organizations came together Saturday to support a group which promotes entertainment and culture all in one. The inau...
Dec 13, 2025
