Sacred Heart Church is raising funds for student needs with a special event Friday. Sacred Heart has a fish fry from 4-7 pm. Fish and shrimp are on the menu, along with mac and cheese, french fries, hush puppies, cole slaw, desserts and drinks. Cost is $14 for adults or $5 for kids. A $40 family pack is an option. Acti...

Emporia State University's Creative Writing program has the latest installment of its Visiting Writers Series on Friday. The writer/director pair of Patrick Poe and Lolo Loren will discuss their work with IX Film Productions, Raven Cow Films, the First Timers Movie Club podcast and the monthly Bird Watching Film Fest. ...

The Emporia Friends of the Zoo's biggest fundraiser of the year is Friday night. The annual EFOZ Roundup Auction is at the Fairgrounds Anderson Building. EFOZ Board President and Auction Committee Co-Chair Megan Tajchman says there are a lot of experiences up for bid. Travel is a popular category. Doors open at 5 pm, t...

Both the US House and Senate have turned down potential limits to President Trump's decision-making ability in the US war with Iran. The House vote was 219-212, while a Senate vote on a similar measure earlier in the week was 53-47. Resolutions in both chambers wanted Trump to end the use of American military against I...

A Burlington semi driver was involved in an injury crash in Crawford County on Thursday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the wreck happened at the junction of US Highway 69 and Kansas Highway 47, just south of Franklin, shortly after 1 pm. Troopers say 59-year-old Michael Conner of Burlington was driving his semi southb...

Emporia girls basketball fell to Kapaun Mt Carmel, 71-41, Wednesday in Wichita in the First Round of Sub-State. Kapaun used a 10-0 run midway through the first to take a 16-7 advantage. The lead grew to 31-19 as KMC connected on five first half threes. Kaylee Dewitt scored 12 of the 19 first half points for the Black...

The Emporia State women's basketball team stormed back from eight down with less than five minutes to play to knock off No. 8 seed Northeastern State 46-44 in the first round of the MIAA Tournament at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Both teams struggled offensively throughout the game finishing under 30% from...

Emporia boys basketball knocked off Great Bend 61-41 in the Maize South Sub-State Semifinal in Emporia on Tuesday. The Spartans started red hot scoring the first 11 points of the game and built a 16-9 advantage after one. The Black and Red used a 14-0 in the second to double up Great Bend at half, 34-17. A 9-2 run by...

The Emporia State track and field team is sending five to the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia next week. Freshman sprinter Stella Agbokpah had the best qualification with the third-best time in the 200m dash. Sophomore Isabella Davie also qualified for the Lady Hornets with the 16th best score in the pentathlon...

Senior Gracie Gilpin and graduate Kaitlyn Sanders have been named Third Team All-MIAA for the 2025-26 women's basketball season. Gilpin is averaging 13 ppg this season and became the 33rd Lady Hornet to score at least 1,000 career points this season. She is third in the league in 3-pointers per game and fourth in 3-p...