As the on-again, off-again war against Iran continues, Kansas Congressman Derek Schmidt says the ultimate goal of the conflict continues as well. Schmidt says adjustments to reference prices, crop insurance policy and other key parts of ag policy happened last year.

The 2026 induction ceremonies happened less than 2 months ago, and the National Teachers Hall of Fame is already looking at some changes for the 2027 process. Part of that change list has to do with the schedule, and specifically with both holding the annual banquet ceremony and rededicating the National Memorial to Fa...

A hearing is coming later this month as early court processes move forward in a Lyon County robbery case. Trevor Lee Stevens waived his preliminary hearing last week and was set for a pretrial hearing Aug 14. Judge Doug Jones ordered all pretrial motions to be filed before the hearing. Stevens was arrested after an all...

Once again, Grace United Methodist Church ensured that local students would kick off the school year on the right foot this weekend, puns fully intended. The annual Kicks4Kids shoe giveaway event was busy from start to finish, with families lining the block around Grace United hours before the event even began, accordi...

Attendance at the David Traylor Zoo was large for the first half of 2026; in fact, current numbers are already halfway to the total for 2025. During an appearance on KVOE's Talk of Emporia Friday, Zoo Director Brenda Young noted that attendance, as of the end of July, was at just over 28,000 individuals, and she says t...

The NCAA Division II Management Council has recommended that the Division II Executive Board adopt emergency legislation to establish an age-based eligibility model. The proposal would create a five-year eligibility period and would be effective immediately for the upcoming 2026-27 season. It would replace the longst...

Emporia State's Welch Stadium is getting new turf ahead of the 2026 football season. Installation is in progress now for a new state-of-the-art FieldTurf system. The project is anticipated to take two weeks so the field will be ready for the beginning of Hornet fall training camp which is set to begin on August 3. I...

Head Emporia State women's tennis coach CyCy Peyroche has announced she's stepping down as the head coach of the Lady Hornets. She was the first female to be named a head coach in the history of the ESU tennis programs when she took over as the interim coach of both the men's and women's teams for the 2023 spring seas...

Former Madison High School standout Casey Helm is returning to the Sunflower State and joining the Kansas State Track and Field team. Helm was a four time Class 1A Discus champion and broke the state record with a throw of 214 feet, 1 inch. That remains the top mark in the state. Following graduation, he attended Prin...

With international football's grandest event -- the World Cup -- into the quarterfinal stage and with American football games still over a month away, there is another brand of football that has a noted ESU alum doing very well. Tonight, the Argos travel to Winnipeg to take on the Blue Bombers. Game time is 7:30 pm. Ph...