Lyon County Commissioners have approved an agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation that will lead to traffic safety improvements in the fiscal year 2028. The agreement, presented by Lyon County Engineer Wayne Scritchfield to commissioners as part of their action meeting Thursday, will provide $620,000 fo...

A head-on crash in Marion County has claimed the life of an Emporia man. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the incident happened on US Highway 56 near the junction with Kansas Highway 256 near Marion shortly before 6 am. A pickup driven by 32-year-old Gregory Campbell of Emporia was westbound, while a semi driven by 51-ye...

Kansas Highway 99 north of Emporia will see road construction work begin next week. Weather permitting, and showers and storms are possible, Monday is the official start day for a mill and overlay project from the Interstate 35 junction north and east to the Kansas Highway 170 intersection. The project should finish by...

Emporia Fire and Emporia Police are urging private citizens and members of the media to avoid flying drones near incident sites and to maintain a certain distance from those sites until they are cleared. The departments issued a joint release Thursday, reminding residents about drone regulations through Federal Aviatio...

The Kansas Department of Transportation has approved a pair of bids for construction projects affecting area counties. The US Highway 50 curve just east of Strong City will have a milling and overlay project covering just under a mile. Bettis Asphalt & Construction is the lead contractor for the nearly $345,000 pro...

The Centennial League released their accolades on Thursday for girls basketball. Emporia had two representatives in Kaylee DeWitt and Maycee Davis. DeWitt returned to the hardwood after not going out for basketball a year ago. Her junior season saw her lead the Lady Spartans in scoring and making Second Team All-League...

Emporia's Allie Weiss wasted no time qualifying for state and setting a new personal record with gold at the Emporia Invite on Thursday. The back-to-back State Diving Champion took first with a score 317.30. She outscored second place, Manhattan's Layla Schwabauer, by over 100. Weiss was surprised with such a strong s...

A pair of Emporia State greats are heading into the MIAA Hall of Fame. Former national softball player of the year Miranda Campbell and national champion triple jumper Josh Honeycutt have been inducted into the MIAA's Class of 2026. Campbell was a three-time All-American and earned National Player of the Year honors ...

Emporia girls soccer started 2026 with a dominant 8-0 win at Junction City on Tuesday. Viveca Fuller got EHS on the board with the first goal of the season. Emersyn Johnson found the back of the net four times, all in the first half, as Emporia led 5-0 at half. Fuller connected on an additional goal in the second hal...

Softball: Wabaunsee 22 Burlingame 0 Wabaunsee 12 Burlingame 0 Baseball: Wabaunsee 12 MdCV 10 Wabaunsee 27 MdCV 10