Cooler conditions are coming. It may be a bumpy ride getting there. High temperatures will be in the upper 90s with head index readings at or slightly above 100 degrees both Friday and Saturday, following air temperatures in the mid-90s and heat index readings as high as 101 Thursday. Friday and most of Saturday will b...

Trial has been delayed in the case of a one-time Emporia State student charged in federal court with distributing child sex abuse materials. Attorneys for Jackson Trimble successfully gained the delay this week after telling Judge John Broomes there were items missing from the initial discovery process through federal ...

Emporians who receive commodity food boxes will see a change in the program soon. For years, the Salvation Army has handled that operation locally. Now Radical Life and Twelfth Avenue Baptist Church will provide that service. Radical Life, 528 Sylvan, will be the first location for the new structure September 29. On KV...

USD 252 Southern Lyon County is into full fundraising mode for its upcoming Honor Flight next year. Coming off a successful target shooting event late last month, the district is now offering a quarter beef through a raffle. On KVOE's On-Air Chat this week, Superintendent Ryan Muhlig says things unfolded after the most...

A community festival begins in Cottonwood Falls on Friday. Chase County Days has numerous activities planned -- starting with the traditional Friday Night Music event at Emma Chase Cafe. On Saturday, a host of activities are on the schedule. Vendors will be set up from 1-5 pm, with a street dance featuring music from B...

Political appearances are heating up ahead of the general election in November. Following a stop by US Senate candidate Democrat Adam Hamilton in Emporia earlier this week, two other Democrats are making appearances in town Saturday. Juan Luengo, the party's candidate for State Treasurer, and Mark Remmert, the Democrat...

No decisions have been, or will be, made anytime soon on a potential solar farm in Lyon County; however, the topic was the focus of a presentation to Lyon County Commissioners Thursday morning. During their regular action meeting, commissioners welcomed representatives from Evergy to deliver a presentation on the propo...

When Emporia city government paused public comment during the City Commission meetings last month, commissioners and city leaders were roundly criticized. They were also cursed at, threatened with violence, had family members threatened with violence and death and were told to die by suicide. Emails, voice mails and so...

Discussions continue behind the scenes on the Flint Hills Digital Campus, the proposed 1,000-acre data center for west Emporia. Project spokesman Garrett Nordstrom, KVOE's Newsmaker guest Thursday, couldn't give specifics on the number or the names of potential end users, but he says due diligence is taking place on bo...

Inpatient Rehabilitation Week is coming to an end, and Newman Regional Health's department director joined KVOE's Morning Show this week to discuss the work of her staff. Jessie Boyce says inpatient rehab is geared towards patients suffering from several medical conditions, including stroke, surgery, injury or serious ...

The US Senate Ag Committee has pushed the long-awaited Farm Bill update to the full chamber. Committee members voted along party lines to send the bill to the floor with no major revisions, despite several proposed changes -- including Proposition 12 language blocking states from approving production, living arrangemen...

Localized flooding has ended after heavy rainfall for much of the KVOE listening area earlier this week. The Marais des Cygnes River above Reading was out of its banks from mid-morning to early afternoon Wednesday. The river crested at 19.63 feet around noon, less than a foot above flood stage, and went back under 19 f...

Farmers and ranchers affected by drought across the country- 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, to be exact- may be eligible for some assistance through the Internal Revenue Service. According to a news release from the IRS Tuesday, guidance was recently issued that provides "an extension of tax ...

It should come as no surprise that gas prices are continuing to climb and it doesn't appear they will be descending anytime soon. It's an impact being felt by everyone behind the wheel, but maybe no more so than those in the trucking industry, as the national average for diesel costs has eclipsed $6 a gallon while the ...

The 2027 budget for the City of Emporia is now finalized following a series of public hearings and a unanimous vote by city commissioners Wednesday morning. Commissioners approved the better than $86 million budget during their regular action meeting, which is $2 million higher than the previous year but comes with a f...