Formal charges filed in April pursuit in Chase County
A preliminary hearing is tentatively set for next week after an alleged vehicle pursuit ended with a crash in Chase County nearly a month ago. Formal charges have been filed against 20-year-old Logan Benjamin-Lee Gentry, who now faces eight counts related to the April 10 pursuit: two counts of felon interference with l...
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Strong City man charged after alleged foot pursuit
Formal charges are now in place against a Strong City man who allegedly led a foot pursuit this week. Trenton Wesley Collins has been charged with single counts of interference with law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and fishing without a license. Charges follow an alleged ...
May 02, 2024
Donation brings ballistic vest for Morris County K9
The Morris County Sheriff's Office has some new equipment for its K9. Brady's K9 Fund has donated a $1,500 ballistic vest for Kimber, saying it's an essential piece of protection for the dog. Brady's K9 Fund is a non-profit organization based in Strongsville, Ohio. It donates what it calls "practical, mission-read...
May 02, 2024
STATEHOUSE: Lawmakers representing Lyon County to be at final Legislative Dialogue, on KVOE airwaves next week
Lawmakers representing Lyon County will be busy next week. Legislators will appear at the final Legislative Dialogue of the session at 6 pm Tuesday at the Trusler Business Center. Dialogues are sponsored by the Emporia Area Chamber of Commerce Government Matters Committee and the League of Women Voters Emporia chapter....
May 02, 2024
STATEHOUSE: April tax revenues beat forecasts, prior-year numbers
State revenues reversed their recent trend and were above both April 2023 numbers and forecasts from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Group. Last month the state collected $1.42 billion in taxes, up $101 million, or nearly 8 percent, over estimates and up nearly 10 percent from a year ago. Individual income tax collect...
May 02, 2024
Play beginning for Dynamic Discs Open
Play is getting underway soon for the Dynamic Discs Open. First-round action begins at Champions Landing on Friday for top-tier players, while A-Tier players get rolling Thursday. Courses are at Champions Landing, Jones Park -- East and West courses will both be in play -- and Peter Pan Park. Play ends Sunday, with the...
May 02, 2024
Removal of Quaker Park from city surplus property list and awarding of contracts for Southeast Transmission line project both approved during Emporia City Commission meeting Wednesday
Quaker Park is no longer for sale. Emporia City Commissioners made it official during their regular action meeting Wednesday morning by unanimously approving a resolution to rescind its previous action from March that placed the property on the city's surplus property list in preparation for a possible sale or transfer...
May 01, 2024
Child sex investigation involving Osage, Anderson, Franklin county authorities going to federal court
Osage County authorities are working with counterparts at the local and federal levels on what they say is a child sex investigation. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says the investigation involves police departments in Garnett, Osage City and Ottawa as well as Osage County deputies and the Federal Bureau of Investiga...
May 01, 2024
Driver dies after wreck on ESU campus
Emporia Police officers say the driver of a car that crashed on the Emporia State University campus Wednesday has died. Officers from both Emporia Police and ESU Police and Safety responded to 12th and Mechanic after a car crashed into a tree near Roosevelt Hall and Beach Music Hall. Officers say the car was northbound...
May 01, 2024
Fourth annual Emporia State University Special Athletes Track and Field Day set for Friday
Nearly 300 special athletes will be competing on Friday at Welch Stadium. The Emporia State University Special Athletes Track and Field Day will begin with the parade of athletes at 9:30 a.m. with events going through 2 p.m. Event Spokesperson and Riverside Elementary Special Education Teacher Kelly Olson says she's ex...
May 01, 2024