Over the course of a 6-decade-long career in journalism, Bill Kurtis has covered just about everything. Murders. Cold cases. Deadly chemicals. And, yes, the whirlwind that launched his career. Kurtis, alongside Plainspoken Books editor Alec Loganbill and Kansas Reflector opinion writer Max McCoy, led a conversation abo...

Demolition is nearing the halfway point of Newman Regional Health's Cora Miller Hall -- to the point that the building's name is no longer on the structure. Demolition began last week after a contract crew handled window removal and asbestos abatement through much of last month. So far, the southern part of the structu...

It's not fully open to the public, but the One9 and 5R travel plaza complex in far west Emporia is opening in stages. Both sides of the complex -- the One9 portion for semis and other heavy trucks on the north side, 5R on the south for passenger vehicles -- officially opened Friday. Sbarro has also opened, with India E...

A second criminal case has been filed against an Emporia man already charged with aggravated kidnapping after an alleged incident in east Emporia last month. Brent Hardin was already facing kidnapping, aggravated battery, possession of a weapon by a felon, criminal damage and drug possession counts after allegedly hold...

A traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a Topeka man in Osage County on suspicion of drug distribution. Osage County Sheriff Chris Wells says the arrest of 66-year-old Marvin McWhorter happened Thursday night near 173rd and Shawnee Heights Road. Deputies noted a traffic violation, which led to the stop and the al...

Emporia High cross country had two top ten finishes Saturday at Jones Park in Emporia. Emma Beatty led the charge with a bronze medal in the girl's division. Xaden Delgado had the best finish for the boys in seventh. The Lady Spartans failed to qualify in the team standings while the guys claimed third. Manhattan swept...

The Lebo Wolves improved to 2-0 on the season behind a convincing 50-0 victory over the Hartford Jaguars in Hartford on Friday. Lebo utilized a balanced rushing and passing attack to get out to a 14-0 first quarter lead before taking a 36-0 lead into the locker room. The Wolves wasted no time in the second half before ...

Emporia High football is off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2019 after rolling past Wichita West 58-20 Friday night at Welch Stadium. The Black and Red wasted little time setting the tone. Emporia marched 73 yards on seven plays on its opening possession, with Ben Collins finishing the drive with a 10-yard rus...

On a two-match losing streak and playing on Emporia High's field due to standing water at the ESU Pitch, the Emporia State soccer team needed something good to happen on Friday afternoon hosting Colorado State-Pueblo. ESU was down 1-0 with just minutes in front of halftime but Leah Oldham found the back of the net to ...

The Emporia State volleyball team finished the MIAA-GAC Crossover undefeated by going 2-0 to wrap up their trip to Oklahoma on Friday. ESU came back with three-straight sets to beat Southern Nazarene 20-25, 25-13, 27-25, 25-14. The Crimson Storm came out hot to start the match hitting .338 in the first set, but ESU t...