The Jones Aquatic Center has opened for summer 2026. Temperatures in the mid-70s were just enough to open the doors, and rain stayed well south of Emporia through the afternoon to open the pool on schedule Saturday. Despite the cool conditions, there was a good turnout -- and Rec Commission Aquatic Supervisor Jen Wegen...

One person suffered injuries after a crash near Olpe on Saturday. Emporia Fire/EMS and Lyon County deputies responded to the 800 block of Kansas Highway 99 shortly after 5:30 pm. Fire Capt. Wade Schmidt says the driver, later identified by Lyon County deputies as 28-year-old Kylie Joy Stueve of Olpe, suffered non-life-...

An algae alert continues for an Emporia lake. King Lake on the Emporia State campus had its algae warning extended a week in the latest report from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Warnings are issued when harmful algae blooms are either present or expected. King Lake has been in a warning since the sta...

Simmons Pet Food says an employee was airlifted after an incident at the Emporia production facility Friday evening. Senior Director of Communications Augusta Branham says the team member suffered an unspecified injury and was airlifted for medical treatment. The currently unnamed employee is in stable condition, accor...

The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a fatality wreck in Osage County on Friday after several injury crashes Thursday. Friday's incident unfolded just after 6 pm on Topeka Avenue near Carbondale and involved a southbound vehicle on Topeka Avenue and another vehicle leaving a private drive. The vehicle leaving the...

The KSHSAA State Tournament for baseball begins on Monday and two local teams will compete. [1] Council Grove HS (26-1) vs [8] Silver Lake HS (16-11) on Mon, 5/25 @ Emporia, Trusler Sports - 11:00 AM [3] Frankfort HS (23-3) vs [6] Southern Lyon County (20-6) on Mon, 5/25 @ Blue Valley West - 1:15 PM

Osage City softball fell in the 3A Regional Championship Thursday in Haven. The Lady Indians won their semifinal over Kingman/Norwich 4-2 to start the afternoon. They then fell to top seeded Haven 9-6. They end the year 24-5.

Emporia High soccer ended their season Thursday in Wichita as the Lady Spartans fell to Bishop Carroll 7-0 in the Regional Championship. Bishop Carroll broke through with 25 minutes remaining in the first half to take a 1-0 lead before adding two more goals in quick succession with 18 and 17 minutes left to build a 3-0...

Emporia State's heptathletes led the charge through a rainy day one of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships at Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track. ​Lou Dumas sits in 11th place in the women's heptathlon with 3021 points. She excelled on the track, running a 14.35 in the 100-meter hurdl...

Allie Weiss competed at the KSHSAA 5-1A Diving Championships at Shawnee Mission School District Aquatic Center in Lenexa on Thursday. The senior sits in second with a score of 326 after the first eight dives. In the top spot after the semifinals is Sydney Schumaker of Maize South with 331.05. Weiss will have to come fr...