Preliminary hearings are now on the docket in Chase County for three of four men accused earlier this year of various hunting violations. After first appearances last week in Cottonwood Falls, Tyler Dickerson, Brody Harrison and Spencer Harshman have preliminary hearings May 1. Michael Bockman has his first appearance ...

Foul play is not suspected after a missing man from Topeka was found dead in Cottonwood Falls on Saturday. Chase County Sheriff Jacob Welsh says Chase County deputies and Chase County EMS were called to the Dollar General parking lot, 13 South Walnut, for a check welfare call involving an adult male inside a vehicle ar...

With around two weeks to go before a public hearing on the possible closure of Logan Avenue Elementary, USD 253 Emporia Superintendent David McGehee chatted with KVOE News about the current status of the district's cost containment process and next steps as the current academic year ends in 3 months. The public hearing...

The 900 block of Commercial is fully closed to traffic until further notice after a sinkhole was reported early Sunday. Emporia City Manager Trey Cocking says the city started getting word of the sinkhole near 10th and Commercial around 6 am. The area was cordoned off promptly. Cocking says there are several undergroun...

Warm, breezy and dry conditions continue Sunday, but there are no fire weather alerts for area counties Sunday. The area's three-day string of red flag warnings and resulting burn bans for affected counties ended Saturday evening. Sunday should see high temperatures near 80 degrees and Monday should have highs near 90,...

The Kansas Shrine Duals took place for a third time Saturday at Newman University in Wichita. Four area wrestlers took the mat for a final time in their high school careers in support of Shriners Children's hospitals. Emporia's Yaneli Carranza was a late addition to the event. It didn't slow down the 145 pounder, who t...

Blue was the special color Saturday at the 2026 Flint Hills Optimist All Star Classic at White Auditorium in Emporia. The best senior basketball players shared the court and competed in two competitive games. Allie Kneisler of Lyndon and Dylan Theel of Osage City won the Bryan Douglas Most Valuable Player Awards. The ...

Emporia opened its 2026 track and field season Saturday with a strong showing at the ESU High School Relays at Welch Stadium, as the Spartan boys finished second overall and the girls placed third. Ben Collins led the way for Emporia with a first-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at 15.32. He also adde...

The Emporia State softball team fell twice to #11 Missouri Southern at the Trusler Sports Complex on Saturday. ESU climbed out of a 6-0 hole in game one but a late squeeze play lifted the Lions to a 7-6 victory over the Lady Hornets. Southern took the lead with six runs in the third inning. E-State responded with thr...

The Emporia State track & field teams welcomed in over 1000 athletes on Opening Day for the outdoor track & field season at the ESU Spring Open at Welch Stadium on Friday. Athletes from NCAA Division I all the way down to NAIA were in competition. Freshman Stella Agbokpah finished third in the women's 100m da...