Category Archives: News
First appearance Tuesday in Lyon County drug distribution case
A first appearance is set for Tuesday in a Lyon County drug distribution case. Franklin Preston Burch faces one count of distributing up to 450 grams of marijuana and one count of possessing paraphern...
Apr 03, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
Northwest Emporia water main repaired
Roughly three hours after it was reported Sunday afternoon, a broken water main in northwest Emporia was deemed fully repaired. The break was on a 10-inch line just east of Prairie in the 2200 block a...
Apr 02, 2023 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Air handling unit leads to reported gas leak at Lee Beran Recreation Center; facility to reopen for normal hours Monday
The Lee Beran Recreation Center will be open at normal hours Monday after a reported gas leak, which turned out to be unrelated to natural gas. The incident at 313 West Fourth was reported shortly bef...
Apr 02, 2023 Emporia Fire (pictured) and Kansas Gas investigated a reported gas leak at the Lee Beran Recreation Center on Sunday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
WEATHER: All area counties in fire weather watches Tuesday
Dangerous fire conditions are returning to the entire KVOE listening area Tuesday. After the National Weather Service Wichita office issued a fire weather watch for Chase and Greenwood counties from 1...
Apr 02, 2023 National Weather Service graphic.
Pair of railroad crossings closed just west of Emporia
Two railroad crossings near Emporia have been closed Sunday. RoadSafe Traffic has informed Lyon County Emergency Communications about closures currently underway at Roads F and G, just west of Emporia...
Apr 02, 2023 Courtesy graphic.
New patrol truck coming to Chase County Sheriff's Office, thanks to BNSF grant
The Chase County Sheriff's Office will be getting a new patrol truck and emergency equipment, thanks to a grant from Burlington Northern Santa Fe. Sheriff Jacob Welsh says his department is receiving ...
Apr 02, 2023 Chase County Sheriff's Office photo.
Silver Alert search ends well for missing Andover man
Chase County deputies were involved in a Silver Alert search that ended well Saturday. The search for 85-year-old David Sawdy of Andover officially began Friday, but it intensified shortly after 4 pm ...
Apr 02, 2023 David Sawdy. Kansas Bureau of Investigation photo.
Drowsy driving getting increased attention alongside other forms of impaired driving
Have you had an extra yawn or two as you get behind the wheel for a trip recently? If so, you're not alone, but you're also part of a notable trend called -- not surprisingly -- drowsy driving. Resear...
Apr 02, 2023 AAA photo.
Man suffers potentially serious injuries in Saturday's ATV crash in Hartford city limits
An ATV crash in the Hartford city limits led to potentially serious injuries for the driver Saturday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened at State and Plumb at 3 pm. The driver, 59-year-...
Apr 02, 2023 Google Maps image.
Grass fire burns nearly 60 acres west of Emporia Municipal Airport on Sunday; Chase, Osage counties in burn bans
Grass fires got off to an early start in Lyon County on Sunday. Crews from Emporia Rural and Olpe battled a fire that was reported in the 1100 block of Road E, about five miles west of the Emporia Mun...
Apr 02, 2023 KVOE News file photo.
