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 pleaded guilty to one count of producing child sex abuse materials this past February after he was indicted in Arkansas...

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 the long-term viability of local health care in rural settings by expanding access and augmenting clinical quality. The ...

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 Friday -- and City Engineer Jim Ubert says it may not reopen until right before the end of the year. On KVOE's Mo...

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 indications are a 3-inch line is involved. Air temperatures were in the single digits when Public Works arrived on scene. Water s...

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 northeast of Emporia. The Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Con Venero of Brawley, California, was driving an SUV when he los...

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 .....

Emporia girls wrestling competed Friday and Saturday at the Christmas Clash in Great Bend and placed tied for tenth. The Panther Athletic Center hosted 34 schools, 13 of which ranked in a top ten poll, across the two day event. The Lady Spartans were led by Yaneli Carranza who took bronze at 145. Alexa Castillo place...

The Emporia State track and field teams wrapped up action before the Christmas break at the CRC Pre-Holiday Invite on Friday and Saturday. Isabella Davie finished in fourth place in the pentathlon to lead the Lady Hornets. Luke Grace finished third in the heptathlon with 5095 points after wrapping up day one in secon...

Emporia boys wrestling placed seventh at the 73rd Douglass Goodwill Invitational Saturday in Douglass. The Spartans were led by Jose Vargas, who won the heavyweight bracket and scored 14 points. The senior won all four matches by fall. Kolton Wyatt captured second in the 113 tournament. He went 3-1 earning ten team ...