One person was hurt after a crash in Emporia on Monday. Emporia Fire Capt. Greg Davis says the wreck happened in an alley in the 700 block of Lakeview around 7 pm. Early indications are a vehicle crashed into a telephone and cracked it at the base. The driver was taken to Newman Regional Health with unspecified injurie...

Four people face criminal charges in Chase County after allegations of illegal hunting dating back to at least 2022. Michael Bockman, Tyler Dickerson, Brody Harrison and Spencer Harshman all face charges after several alleged incidents. Of the four, Harrison faces the most counts -- 38 - while Harshman faces 18 counts,...

One of Emporia's dental options is closing its doors next month. Emporia Family Dental at 1507 West 12th will permanently close March 20, as announced on social media Monday. A reason has not been divulged. Calls to the business go to voicemail. Dental records will be retained for 10 years from the date of last service...

It's the time of the year that brings great cheer to residents, no, we're not talking about the holidays, but rather Girl Scout cookie sales time. Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland Troop Engagement Specialist Angela Cheever, a guest of KVOE's Morning Show Monday, says springtime is peek sale season and members of Emporia...

Newman Regional Health has its annual Healthy Heart Fair this week. Activities will be from 9-11 am at the Fairgrounds Bowyer Community Building. Business Development Marketing Specialist Saylor Middleton says there will be a lot of presenters with a lot of information. Attendees are asked to register online at the hos...

The Emporia State baseball team swept Arkansas-Fort Smith to open up MIAA play last weekend. They were rewarded by The MIAA by sweeping both weekly awards on Monday. Colby Deaver was named the MIAA Pitcher of the week for the third time this season while Noah Steele was named the Hitter of the Week. Deaver has now r...

Emporia State freshman pitcher Hannah Butterbaugh picked up her first career MIAA Pitcher of the Week Award Monday. She tossed 18.2 innings and allowed just one run as the Lady Hornets went 4-1 last weekend at the Washburn Tournament. Butterbaugh finished the invite with a 0.38 ERA. She allowed just one extra-base h...

Brackets are set for the 2026 5A State Wrestling Tournament in Park City on Friday. Emporia is sending 18 wrestlers to the tournament after qualifying during regionals. Boy's First Round: Jose Vargas (285) seeded fourth and will take on Preston Portley from KC Washington. Garrett LeBlanc (165) seeded eleventh and will ...

The Area and Emporia Athletes of the Week were announced on Monday. Octavian Dean from Madison earned the Area Athlete of the Week. The senior poured in 31 points and 16 rebounds in a win over Chase County. He followed that up with 18 points and 14 rebounds on Friday against Lyndon. The Emporia Athlete of the Week is...

The Emporia Hot Flashes Granny Basketball team won two games in Lawrence Sunday. In game one, the Flashes dominated the Kansas Grayhawkers 54-26. They downed the Louisburg Tonics 48-23 in their second game of the afternoon. The Hot Flashes (5-1) host five teams in a Kansas/Oklahoma crossover match on Sunday at the E...