Commencement exercises are dominating the schedule for the upcoming weekend. Emporia State University has its graduate-level commencement beginning at 6 pm Friday, followed by the undergraduate-level commencement at 9:30 am Saturday. Both sets of activities will be at White Auditorium. KVOE's ESU Buzz at 8:20 am Thursd...

If you want to see greater job creation, you have to start with the employers you already have. That was the opinion of Regional Development Association of East Central Kansas Interim President Lyle Butler during a discussion on business retention and expansion as part of the RDA Board's monthly meeting. With this in m...

An investigation continues after several crashes happened on Interstate 35 near BETO Junction shortly after 6 am Friday. The Coffey County Sheriff's Office says a southbound car hit a deer and was disabled on the Interstate. The car's driver saw two semi trucks approaching. As the driver ran towards the median to avoid...

The Emporia Police Department has recently been honored by the Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police for investigative work with two high-profile cases that developed over a year ago. It's a set of honors that has Police Chief Ed Owens proud of his staff. The case led to the discovery of almost 100 gallons of liquid m...

Mid-spring means splash pad season gets underway. Emporia's splash pad at Peter Pan Park opens Friday. Hours are 10 am to 8 pm Tuesdays through Sundays and 12-8 pm Mondays. The splash pad typically stays open through mid-October. The city has a web page, emporiaks.gov/splashpad, with more information on rules. Opening ...

Long-time Emporia State assistant football coach Mike LoPorto announced via Facebook on Friday that he was stepping away following 22 years with the program as a player and coach. LoPorto joined the coaching staff in 2008 as a graduate assistant. He then joined as the full-time defensive line coach before being promo...

The Emporia State track & field team spent their "last chance qualifier" weekend at home and at the Ward Haylett Invitational in Manhattan hosted by Kansas State. It was the final chance for the Hornets to improve on provisional qualifying times ahead of the selection for the NCAA Outdoor National Champi...

The No. 6 seed Emporia State baseball team pummelled the Griffons late and run-ruled Missouri Western 14-1 in the semifinals of the MIAA Tournament at Wendell Simmons Field in Edmond, Okla. on Friday. The Hornets started by manufacturing three in the first and adding one in the second. The Hornets continued the assau...

Emporia High hosted a softball classic beginning on Friday at Peter Pan Park. The Lady Spartans used a big first inning to take down Blue Valley West 7-1. The visitors scored in the first, but the Lady Spartans roared back with five runs and never trailed again. Alivia Barrett and Oaklie Dawson each had two hit game...

Emporia High boys tennis was at the 5A regionals hosted by Salina Central today. Brecken Hines and Ricard Macias each fell in straight sets in the first round. The doubles teams Aiden Sanchez and Tegan Mitchell along with Collin Moody and Nicholas Weller both dropped straight-sets decisions in the first round. The t...