With a host of grass fires expected Friday, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an air quality health advisory for smoke to be produced Friday as well as lingering smoke from Thursday. KDHE anticipates "elevated air pollutant levels" as reflected by moderate to unhealthy for sensitive r...

We have had weather whiplash this week, and we aren't the only ones affected. High temperatures will be near record highs Friday and setting a record Saturday. This follows a hard freeze and a record low Monday when temperatures bottomed out at 11 degrees. Wind chills early Monday were almost -10 at times. Plants have ...

The doors have reopened at Emporia's longtime downtown grocery. Long known as Country Mart or Reeble's Country Mart, Good's CashSaver reopened to the public Thursday -- complete with new signage outside, as well as new checkout equipment, retagged merchandise and an internal remodel of the entire store. Good's has had ...

During her 2026 State of the State address back in January, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said she would sign a cell phone ban in schools. On Thursday, she made good on her statement. The governor signed Senate Substitute for Substitute for House Bill 2299, which bans the use of cell phones and other personal electronic ...

The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission continues investigating after seizing several allegedly illegal gaming machines in Emporia this week. Kansas Racing and Gaming worked with Emporia Police officers to serve a search warrant at Sunoco, 505 South Commercial, seizing five machines, paperwork and money. Racing and Gam...

Building on a successful first season at the helm, Emporia High boys basketball coach Evan Burns is turning his attention to the future of the program. Burns, who guided the Spartans to a 17-8 record this past season, is launching a youth skill development program aimed at third through eighth-grade students. The initi...

The Lady Hornet softball team split their non-conference road trip at Drury on Wednesday. Emporia State opened the day with a 5-4 loss to the Panthers in Springfield, Mo. The Lady Hornets opened the scoring with a solo homer in the second by Addison Callaway but the Panthers scored 5-straight over the next two inning...

The Emporia High School track and field team is preparing for another season with a strong group of returning athletes and several state qualifiers back in the lineup. Among the leaders is senior Harley Smith, a multi-time state qualifier who has already signed with Emporia State University to continue her track career...

The Emporia State tennis teams started spring break with duals in Florida on Tuesday. The men dominated in a 7-0 sweep of Vassar College. The Hornets didn't drop a set on the day and only one set was as close as two games. Mostafa Elbasnaly dominated at #1 singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win while Diego Calvo dropped just t...

Year 11 for Anthony Markowitz at the helm of the Emporia High baseball program is underway, and the Spartans are hoping to build on one of the program's best recent seasons. The Black and Red continue to prepare for the 2026 campaign after setting a recent program mark with 15 wins a year ago. The Spartans will have so...