Switzerland's Robin Gemperle is the 2026 Unbound XL 350 champion. Gemperle crossed the finish line in downtown Emporia with a time of 21:16, averaging 16.73 miles. Gemperle, who was competing in his second Unbound, says the course was everything he expected, and more, thanks to Mother Nature, who brought multiple rou...

After scattered storms Friday night, more scattered storm activity is underway Saturday morning. Storms caused a minor delay for a 50-mile Unbound Gravel ride leaving Emporia on Saturday morning. Storms Friday night led to a crash that eliminated several XL 350 riders. Scattered storms could continue, possibly in lines...

A man initially charged with sexual exploitation, aggravated indecent liberties, internet trading in child sex abuse materials and other charges as part of a Lyon County case has been sentenced to over 25 years despite a shorter list of charges following a plea agreement. Jacob Ross Garcia had accepted an agreement inv...

A week after a workplace accident in Emporia, donations continue to help the woman burned and facing a lengthy recovery period. The GoFundMe account "Support Kristina's Recovery" on behalf of Kristina Bush has already had its target goal raised once. The original goal of $2,400 has been pushed to $3,500 as do...

One person was hurt after a crash in north Lyon County late Thursday night. Emporia Fire and Lyon County deputies responded around 11 pm to the 1900 block of US Highway 56, or just over a mile north of Miller. Emporia Fire took one person to Newman Regional Health with suspected serious but non-life-threatening injurie...

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Lyndon man was hurt in a two-vehicle wreck in southeast Kansas on Thursday. Troopers say the crash happened on US Highway 54 about 5 miles west-northwest of Fort Scott shortly after 9:30 am. The investigation indicates 58-year-old Kurtis Pagles of Lyndon was driving a minivan eastbound ...

Jury trial appears set to take place next week in a local drug distribution case. Christopher Alexandro Diaz had his final pretrial hearing this week, leading to trial scheduled to start Monday. Diaz is accused of distributing up to 100 grams of cocaine and using a cell phone to commit a felony this past October.

Shower and thunderstorm chances persist areawide through Saturday night, and TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says stronger storms can't be ruled out Saturday evening. Any strong storms Saturday evening would be a concern for Unbound Gravel riders and people at the Unbound Gravel Finish Fest, which doesn't end until mid...

The riders in the Unbound Gravel series of races aren't the only ones with a plethora of prep work before the races launch. Putting in countless hours as well are the familiar voices that cover the various distances, Unbound announcers Bill Ellingston and Lauren Hall, who took some time to share their process during an...

Flint Hills Technical College has new tools coming to support training and education thanks to a recently announced appropriation from the federal government. The appropriation, $320,000 in Congressionally Designated Funding, was announced by Kansas US Senator Jerry Moran during a stop in Emporia and the FHTC campus Th...

The 2026 budget cycle has just begun and Lyon County Commissioners have already fielded five appropriation requests from outside agencies. During their regular action meeting Thursday morning, commissioners received the three latest requests from Empower House Ministries, Crosswinds Counseling and Wellness and The Empo...

A federal indictment has been filed against a Valley Center man who had taken classes at Emporia State University earlier this academic year. Jackson Trimble was recently indicted on multiple counts of distributing child sex abuse materials and tampering with records. The indictment accuses Trimble of distributing ille...

The William Allen White Community Partnership is changing locations for its upcoming presentation this weekend. Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer will have a presentation called "Seized! The Marion County Newspaper Raid and Freedom of the Press." The event is at White Auditorium's Little Theatre inste...

Even as monthly unemployment numbers spiked above 5 percent for Emporia and Lyon County near the start of the year, Regional Development Association of East Central Interim President Lyle Butler expressed confidence things would turn around. As reported last week, the April jobless numbers bore out at least some of tha...

The Emporia Public Library courtyard became a busy place in a hurry as the library had its annual Summer Reading Kickoff Party on Wednesday. Director Pauline Stacchini says the event is one of the highlights of the library's calendar. Families had the option of picking up a paper log to track reading minutes or downloa...