One person was hurt after a crash on the Kansas Turnpike in Chase County on Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened shortly after 11:30 am on the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 113, or just northeast of the Flint Hills cattle pens exit. Troopers say 81-year-old Henry Chamberlain of Bonner Springs was ...

Emporia's annual Street Rehab project is ready to begin. Work officially starts Monday, weather permitting, with a variety of components including chip sealing, crack sealing and fog sealing ahead. Most of the renovated streets will see a combination of all three sealing methods: *Aspen Dr (Cul de Sac to S. Congress St...

Two federal lawmakers from Kansas are working "across the aisle" to ensure USDA field office numbers don't decrease. Republican Derek Schmidt of the Second District and Democrat Sharice Davids of the Third recently introduced a bill in the US House called the USDA Field Office Stability Act. The goal is to pr...

Unbound Gravel administrators are finally unwinding after an epic 20th anniversary event three weeks ago. Athlete Services Manager Treva Anno says close to 5,000 riders left Emporia for the various cycling distances, with about 77 percent returning despite rapid changes in conditions due to occasional thunderstorm acti...

The 34th class of the National Teachers Hall of Fame was officially enshrined Saturday evening on the campus of Emporia State University. The annual induction banquet saw the addition of five world-class educators, including mathematics teacher Margaret "Peg" Cagle of Reseda, California, whose career in the c...

The 2026 Kansas High School Softball Coaches All-State Softball teams have been announced, recognizing standout performances from Osage City, Southern Lyon County and Marais des Cygnes Valley. Fresh off a 24-win season, the Osage City Lady Indians placed three players on the Class 3A All-State team. Leading the way was...

The high school baseball season may be over, but one of Council Grove's top players will have one more opportunity to take the field this summer. Council Grove senior Maxton Villalobos has been selected to play in the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches All-State Game, scheduled for Wednesday, June 17, at noon at Ec...

Emporia State men's basketball coach Tom Billeter has hired Justin Tabor to join his staff for 2026-27. Tabor replaces Devin Whitelow who departed the program in April to join the staff at Northern Illinois. Tabor was an assistant last year at UMKC and was the Director of Player Development the previous three years f...

One of the best Kansas baseball seasons in school history came to an end in a 13-2 defeat to former Big 8 rival Oklahoma on Monday afternoon at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kan. OU smothered KU in the series allowing just three total runs on the way to sweeping the best-of-three series. The game started on Sunday an...

The University of Kansas baseball team is hoping a break in the corner will help after taking two big knockout blows in the Lawrence Super Regional this weekend. Oklahoma decked the Jayhawks 8-1 in game one of the best-of-three series at Hoglund Ballpark by outhitting the hosts 11-4. Oklahoma held an 8-1 lead in the ...