Court proceedings have started for a man accused of leading a pursuit and other counts. Leon Caldwell is now set for a preliminary hearing May 5 in Lyon County District Court. Besides flee and elude, Caldwell is also charged with interference with law enforcement, battery, aggravated assault, criminal damage and drivin...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has a special informal meeting to discuss Wolf Creek's safety performance this weekend. NRC staff will be available to answer questions about Wolf Creek's safety performance, as highlighted in the 2025 annual assessment letter, and the federal agency's role in making sure operations ar...

SOS used a documentary to highlight the prevalence of child sex abuse Monday. SOS invited the community to attend the screening of "Magic and Monsters" at the Emporia High auditorium. Child Advocacy Center Director Ginny Samples says this highlights both Child Abuse Prevention Month and Sexual Assault Awarene...

There are sharp differences in opinion when it comes to the Kansas Consensus Revenue Estimating Group's April update announced Monday -- not with the raw data, but with spending priorities. Overall revenue was decreased by almost $55 million for fiscal 2026 ending in June and fiscal 2027, although the big hit comes thr...

Central and south Osage County now have three notable construction processes underway through the Kansas Department of Transportation. KDOT is starting a mill-and-overlay project on US Highway 75 from Johnson Road to Kansas Highway 68, or just northeast of Melvern Lake. Traffic adjustments have been announced, includin...

Baseball: Anderson County 22 SLC 9 Council Grove 28 NH 3 Council Grove 15 NH 0 Sedgewick 8 Chase County 5 Chase County 10 Sedgewick 7 Baldwin 11 Osage City 6 Softball: Council Grove 22 NH 1 Council Grove 16 NH 1 West Franklin 15 Lyndon 5 West Franklin 15 Lyndon 2 Osage City 6 Baldwin 1

Emporia High golf placed 12th on Monday at Willowbend Golf Club in Wichita. EHS shot a team score of 500 in next to last place. Hayden Thexton, Albert Carranza, and Anthony Voiers finished bunched up in 67th, 68th, and 69th. The Spartans travel to Village Greens Golf Course on Wednesday.

The Area and Emporia Athletes of the Week were announced Monday morning. Chance Duncan is the Emporia Athlete of the Week after a record-breaking performance last Thursday in Manhattan. The junior set a new Emporia High discus record with a throw of 176'10", while also winning gold in discus and javelin and earnin...

The Emporia State athletic department had a full slate of activity on their Sting into Spring weekend in Emporia. The Lady Hornet tennis team started Saturday with a 6-1 loss to Missouri Western. E-State's Giovanna Ferreira and Carla Paul Piquer won 6-3 at #1 doubles, but the Griffons won the other two matches to clai...

The Emporia Hot Flashes granny basketball team wrapped up the regular season with a pair of wins in Wichita on Sunday. The flashes knocked off Sugar and Spice 60-47 in game one. Emporia went 2-0 with a 67-47 win over the Her-i-canes in game two. The Flashes are 14-1 and travel to Derby Saturday for the Wing Ding tou...