Insurance companies that serve residents in and out of Emporia are still busy after the destructive hailstorm that hit the area in the late-night hours of Aug 5. Brian Filinger of Farm Bureau Insurance says calls and emails were already starting to come into his office as he arrived around 7:30 am Aug 6. Filinger asks ...

A Missouri woman was hurt in a crash in southeast Chase County on Thursday. The crash happened on the Kansas Turnpike at mile marker 108 northbound, nearly 20 miles southwest of Emporia, at around 2:30 pm. The Kansas Highway Patrol says an SUV driven by 57-year-old Jill Fine of Saint Charles went off the highway for un...

Earlier this week, a man from Winfield called authorities to say he had killed his four children and their mother. Before authorities could help, he killed himself. SOS Crisis Services Director Mary Halleran says the situation involving the suspect, 53-year-old Ronald Williams Sr, as well as four children between 3 and...

In less than a week, the Emporia City Commission will consider placing a quarter-cent sales tax question on the November general election ballot. The reason for that question, new and updated recreation facilities, was the focus of a pair of community open houses held in Emporia Wednesday and Thursday. During the event...

Newman Regional Health had two different roles for a special announcement by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on Thursday. The hospital's conference room was the site of the governor's official unveiling of funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program -- specifically, money for the Community Health Workers and Ac...

A young Lebo football team looks to build on an impressive 2025 season. The Wolves are coming off a 6-4 campaign and return a wealth of talent, giving them plenty of optimism entering the fall. Despite starting just two upperclassmen last season, Head Coach Brian Hadley leaned heavily on a talented group of underclassm...

The 2025 Lady Hornet volleyball team accomplished a lot. A 21-7 record, 12-4 in the MIAA, the first season sweep of Nebraska-Kearney since 1977, a #23 final rankings in the AVCA poll, four Top 25 wins, it was the most wins for ESU volleyball since 2012. Yet, despite finishing the season with the No. 21 RPI in the cou...

The Emporia State soccer team kicked off its training camp Monday morning on the brand new Blackcreek Diesel Field inside Welch Stadium for the first of two workouts on the day. The Lady Hornets finished 9-6-5 last season and upset a Top 25 Washburn team in Topeka to make the MIAA Tournament semifinals for the fourth ...

Hartford football is looking to take another step forward this fall as the Jaguars continue building under second-year head coach Dalen Kistner. After finishing 1-8 in Kistner's first season at the helm, Hartford is aiming for its first winning campaign since 2020. The 2019 Hartford graduate says the focus remains on e...

Emporia State transfer kicker Brandon McCary has been named to the preseason award watch list for the Fred Mitchell Award. The award is given to the best place kicker among any collegiate level of football. McCary transferred to ESU from Minot State a year ago. He was 10-for-13 with the Beavers and had a 5-for-5 per...