Two Herington residents have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated battery on law enforcement and aggravated child endangerment. The Council Grove Police Department says officers responded to Morris County Hospital for an unspecified child welfare issue shortly before 7 pm this past Thursday. The child was put into ...

The Kansas Rural Health Transformation Program has new funding recipients. Stormont Vail Health of Topeka has been announced for almost $5.5 million as part of the Regional Partnerships Grant Program. Funds will be used to create PrairieLINK, a clinically-integrated network and shared services infrastructure in northea...

Rain from the weekend does not appear to be affecting the schedule for opening the Sertoma Club's miniature train to the public this week. The club plans to start the miniature train season Wednesday and continue through the end of August. The season opener follows the normal schedule of 6:30-8:30 pm. Besides Wednesday...

May 2026 was a good overall month for the state of Kansas when it comes to income. Total tax collections beat the monthly estimate by over 6 percent and May 2025 numbers by 7 percent with a total of almost $704 million in the bank. Individual income tax collections were close to $368 million, up almost 17 percent from ...

One of Emporia's most popular restaurants is closing its doors, but not permanently, at least at this time. On its official Facebook page Monday, Casa Ramos Mexican Restaurant posted that as of Monday, it will be "closing the doors" due to a combination of "shifting ownership roles, spending time with fa...

The No. 1 seed Kansas baseball team used timely hitting to pick up a 5-3 victory over No. 2 seed Arkansas in a match up of 1-0 teams in the Lawrence regional. Down 3-1, Tyson LeBlanc, the KU single-season home run record holder launched a two-run shot to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth. Kansas loaded the base...

The Kansas Jayhawks baseball team knocked off Northeastern 6-3 in the first game of the Lawrence Regional on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence. With 'The Backyard' setup, the game set a new attendance record for Kansas as 3,571 fans watched the Jayhawks advance to play Arkansas Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. Ty...

The 2026 State Track & Field Championships continued Saturday at Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University. KVOE will provide hourly reports on 1400 AM & 96.9 FM KVOE throughout the day starting in the 9:00 hour both mornings. This story will be updated with results throughout the day. All eve...

The 2026 State Track & Field Championships got underway at 7:45 a.m. Friday morning at Wichita State's Cessna Stadium. KVOE will provide hourly reports on 1400 AM & 96.9 FM KVOE throughout the day starting in the 9:00 hour both mornings. This story will be updated with results throughout the day. All events ...

Emporia State baseball players Colby Deaver and Logan Myers have picked up additional All-American honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association on Friday. Deaver, already the D2CCA and MIAA Pitcher of the Year, is now a two-time First Team All-American while Myers earned Second Team recognition. Deaver, who ...