The city of Emporia is eyeing summer 2026 as the end of a significant street improvement project near the west city limits. Overlander Road has been under a makeover for about five weeks. City Engineer Jim Ubert says the reason is simple: the street doesn't handle today's traffic as well as it should. The city will als...

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 right now." This is the time of year when the Foundation begins reminding potential donors of ways to donate b...

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 annual Christmas concert, getting some help from the Jubilee Ringers -- who had a brief performance before the official con...

The Emporia State women's basketball team led throughout the second half on the way to a 74-64 win over Lincoln on Sunday at White Auditorium. The first quarter was tight with neither team leading by more than one possession and the game was tied at 11 after 10 minutes. ESU used a 15-3 run to build a double-digit lea...

KSHSAA COVERED ALL-CLASS SIX-PLAYER FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Name, School ... Pos. ... Ht. ... Wt. ... Gr. Garen Cantrell, South Barber ... End ... 5-9 ... 155 ... Jr. Jameson Miles, Peabody ... End ... 6-2 ... 190 ... Jr. Diego Perez, Golden Plains ... Line ... 5-10 ... 190 ... Sr. Austin Swonger, South Barber ... Quarterba...

KSHSAA COVERED ALL-CLASS EIGHT-PLAYER DIVISION II FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Name, School ... Pos. ... Ht. ... Wt. ... Gr. Drake Skirvin, Burlingame ... End ... 6-6 ... 190 ... Sr. Evan Slavik, Thunder Ridge ... End ... 6-4 ... 174 ... Sr. Tanner Bruna, Hanover ... Line ... 6-2 ... 230 ... Sr. Kyle Huser, Victoria ... Line ......

KSHSAA COVERED ALL-CLASS EIGHT-PLAYER DIVISION I FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Name, School ... Pos. ... Ht. ... Wt. ... Gr. Dayton Fromholtz, St. Francis ... End ... 6-0 ... 165 ... Sr. Xavier Miller, Lincoln ... End ... 6-3 ... 185 ... Jr. Landon Daniels, Central Plains ... Line ... 6-0 ... 230 ... Sr. Kelby Rice, Little River ...

KSHSAA COVERED ALL-CLASS 1A HONORS FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Name, School ... Pos. ... Ht. ... Wt. ... Gr. Ty'Zell Harrington, Riverside ... Receiver ... 5-11 ... 155 ... Sr. Noah Hines, Sacred Heart ... Receiver ... 6-1 ... 165 ... Jr. Colt Jensen, Troy ... Receiver ... 5-9 ... 167 ... Jr. Austin Zeller, Jackson Heights ... ...

KSHSAA COVERED ALL-CLASS 2A FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE Name, School ... Pos. ... Ht. ... Wt. ... Gr. Dayne Johnson, Silver Lake ... Receiver ... 6-4 ... 180 ... Sr. Quenten Stark, Osage City ... Receiver ... 6-3 ... 170 ... Sr. Sam Thielen, Russell ... Receiver ... 6-2 ... 175 ... Sr. Cooper McGowan, Ellsworth ... Tight end .....

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 transaction proceeds and using a cell phone to distribute marijuana. He also faces two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia...