Category Archives: News
UNBOUND GRAVEL: Featured races see first-time winners
First-time winners were the rule of the day for the featured races at a muddy, soggy Unbound Gravel. Kristen Legan of Nederland, Colorado, was the top women's finisher in the XL 350 and sixth overall ...
Jun 03, 2023 Kristen Legan finishes the women's XL 2350 title during heavy rain Saturday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: More spotty, brief heavy rain for area residents Friday
Rainfall came down heavy, but didn't last long in many cases Friday. Pop-up showers and storms crossed much of the KVOE listening area, especially during the afternoon hours. Rain totals as of 8 am: *...
Jun 03, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News
Two Emporians hospitalized following late morning crash on Kansas Turnpike Friday
Two Emporians were injured, one seriously, following a single vehicle rollover accident Friday. Emergency crews were called to mile marker 99.4 southbound on the Kansas Turnpike shortly before 11:10 a...
Jun 02, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
WEATHER: Isolated showers and storms likely, severe weather risk low Friday night
It is shaping up to be a damp start to Unbound Gravel Weekend with chances of isolated showers and thunderstorms remaining in the forecast. Brief heavy rain began in Emporia right around 3:30 pm with ...
Jun 02, 2023 KVOE Weathertap Radar Screenshot image.
UNBOUND GRAVEL: XL 350 mile ride launch kicks off 2023 Unbound series of races in downtown Emporia Friday
The 2023 series of Unbound Gravel races are now underway. The Unbound XL 350 ride, the longest distance of the event, launched from downtown Emporia Friday afternoon. With the XL 350 now underway, att...
Jun 02, 2023 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Emporians hurt in rollover crash on Kansas Turnpike
Two Emporians were hurt and hospitalized after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike southwest of Emporia on Friday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened at mile marker 99.4 southbound, ...
Jun 02, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties to hold primaries in August
A trio of primary elections will be held in the KVOE listening area later this summer. Coffey, Osage and Wabaunsee counties will all hold a primary election in August for a seat on three separate scho...
Jun 02, 2023
LYON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT: Rape case advances, drug distribution suspect deemed incompetent for trial
A Lyon County rape case has been set for a motions hearing ahead of potential trial dates. Gerald Travis Todd faces two counts of rape and four counts of aggravated criminal sodomy after an alleged in...
Jun 02, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Kansas lawmakers split on debt ceiling vote
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a deal on the nation's debt ceiling soon. The Fiscal Responsibility Act, as it's called, suspends the debt limit until New Year's Day 2025 while capping discret...
Jun 02, 2023 US Capitol. National Parks Service photo.
State's May tax receipts ahead of projections, behind May 2022 numbers
Tax receipts in May were above projections but below last year's numbers for the state. Kansas Governor Laura Kelly says total tax collections, over $857 million, were almost 5 percent above predictio...
Jun 02, 2023 Kansas Great Seal.
