UPDATE: Emporia runaway juvenile has been located
The Emporia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 14-year-old girl, who was reported as a runaway Thursday.
May 7, 2026Open source
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Emporia Police searching for runaway juvenile
The Emporia Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a 14-year-old girl, who was reported as a runaway Thursday.
May 7, 2026Open source
Emporia teacher Rebecca Rauber died of hypothermia in January, police say
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - An Emporia schoolteacher’s death in January has been ruled accidental and the result of hypothermia, KVOE Radio reports.
May 7, 2026Open source
Emporia teacher Rebecca Rauber died of hypothermia in January, police say
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - An Emporia schoolteacher’s death in January has been ruled accidental and the result of hypothermia, KVOE Radio reports.
May 7, 2026Open source
Police: No foul play in death of Emporia elementary school teacher
The official cause of death for Rebecca Rauber, a second-grade teacher, was determined to be hypothermia.
May 7, 2026Open source
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A three-hour tour (Kansas version)
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May 12, 2026Open source
KHA encourages Kansans to celebrate Hospital Week
By: Cindy Samuelson Next week, the Kansas Hospital Association will be joining our members in celebrating hospitals, health systems and the individuals who s...
May 8, 2026Open source
Kansas Wheat Crop Faces Challenging Season Amid Weather Extremes and Emerging Disease Pressure
By Jason Vance Kansas wheat producers are navigating a difficult 2026 growing season marked by drought stress, freeze damage and scattered disease concerns,...
May 7, 2026Open source
Four sentenced to prison for kidnapping 65-year-old man at gunpoint from his Kansas home
According to court documents, Tahreon L. Allen, 23, of Lawrence, Kansas, Jean Willy Petit Frere, 26, of Lawrence, Kansas, Mustafa D. Muhammad-Springs, 22, of...
May 7, 2026Open source
KU selects next dean of School of Journalism
Judith Rosenbaum-Andre will be the next dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas, KU has announ...
May 7, 2026Open source
Now’s the time to fertilize warm-season grasses in Kansas
K-State Extension news service MANHATTAN – It’s crunch time for homeowners and others who manage warm-season grasses in Kansas. “Turfgrasses should be...
May 6, 2026Open source
Public drone company EagleNXT set to open new Allen HQ
EagleNXT making the move from Kansas to Allen, TX. Global HQ set to open later this month. Find out what this high tech company brings to North Texas.
May 22, 2026Open source
School Board approves purchases for DCHS girls’ wrestling room
BY MEGHAN FLYNNDodge City Globe The USD 443 Board of Education approved two purchases related to the new girls’ wrestling room at Dodge City High… Login...
May 15, 2026Open source
Tutoring firms must deliver reading results in Arkansas schools or partly forego payment, contracts say
ARKADELPHIA -- Children struggling with literacy in Arkadelphia are seeing their reading scores improve after taking part in a new program that pays a tutori...
May 14, 2026Open source
HOLY COW! HISTORY: A Union general, a boatload of hookers and a public health breakthrough
Opinion HOLY COW! HISTORY: A Union general, a boatload of hookers and a public health breakthrough HOLY COW! HISTORY: A Union general, a boatload of hookers...
May 12, 2026Open source
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Mitch Garver's 2-run homer sends Mariners to 2-0 win over punchless Royals
Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer, Logan Gilbert threw 5 2/3 sharp innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0. Cole Young walked to open...
May 23, 2026Open source
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager.
May 20, 2026Open source
Krog Street Market owner targets Virginia-Highland with $17.3M acquisition
Atlanta real estate firm 26th Street Partners is adding more popular intown Atlanta shops and restaurants to its portfolio, this time in Virginia-Highland.
May 18, 2026Open source
Cancer survivors, families unite at Topeka Relay for Life
The event provides Topekans with an opportunity to honor survivors and remember those who have fought cancer.
May 16, 2026Open source
Daughter of Wichita trailblazer Jo Brown appointed to Wichita school board
More than 50 years after Josephine “Jo” Brown became the first African American woman elected to the Wichita school board, her daughter is now following...
May 16, 2026Open source
Vice President JD Vance to visit Kansas City next week
He will deliver remarks at a manufacturing facility and discuss the Trump Administration’s efforts to support American manufacturing.
May 15, 2026Open source
Fan falls into visiting bullpen during Royals-White Sox game at Rate Field in Chicago
A fan fell into the visiting bullpen during the Kansas City Royals-White Sox baseball game Wednesday night at Rate Field on Chicago's South Side.
May 14, 2026Open source
Court docs: Kansas man accused of leaving 2 toddlers in hot car for over 2 hours, killing 3-year-old
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KMBC) — Newly released court documents are shedding light on a 3-year-old’s death after she was found unresponsive in a hot car i...
May 13, 2026Open source
Portion of US-24 highway in northeast Topeka area reopened after crashes
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - UPDATE: As of 1:15 p.m., eastbound US-24 at Kansas Avenue is fully open to normal traffic operations.
May 12, 2026Open source
Lawrence invited to open house for supportive housing project at KU
KU will soon host an open house for Kaw House, a newly completed supportive housing project designed and built by architecture students and faculty.
May 12, 2026Open source
Wichita Thunder great Travis Clayton named team’s next head coach
Travis Clayton, among the best Thunder players in franchise history, is being promoted from his current role as assistant coach.
May 12, 2026Open source
Woman demands firing of Wichita police officer after KHP says he caused crash
Monica Marks claims the officer’s reckless driving – going 100 mph in a 30 mph zone – is in violation of the department’s policy of slowing down at i...
May 12, 2026Open source
Chart-topper Tracy Lawrence looks back on 90s heyday, ahead to Wichita show
The country singer’s debut single, “Sticks and Stones” reached No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts in 1991.
May 12, 2026Open source
Manure spill on I-135 causes mess for drivers in N. Wichita
A widespread manure spill on Interstate 135 caused a traffic headache for northbound drivers near 21st Street.
May 12, 2026Open source
Wichita dad asks for help finding his missing 12-year-old daughter
According to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation's missing persons database, Serenity Smalls was last seen on Friday. Her dad tells KAKE News that she was las...
May 12, 2026Open source
Douglas County staff, some advocates divided on contractor for eviction defense pilot program
Douglas County staff want to award Kansas Legal Services a contract to run a pilot eviction defense program. Some advocates prefer Kansas Holistic Defenders...
May 12, 2026Open source
Broncos open 2026 season on Monday Night football vs. Chiefs
The Denver Broncos will open the 2026 regular season against the Kansas City Chiefs with Monday Night football, ESPN said Tuesday
May 12, 2026Open source
Crews respond to truck fire Tuesday morning in southeast Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Crews were on the scene of a vehicle fire Tuesday morning in southeast Topeka.
May 12, 2026Open source
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Emporia is in Lyon County, Kansas.
Region: Kansas
ZIP Codes
66801
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Mitch Garver's 2-run homer sends Mariners to 2-0 win over punchless Royals
Mitch Garver hit a two-run homer, Logan Gilbert threw 5 2/3 sharp innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0. Cole Young walked to open...
May 23, 2026Open source
Kansas farmers hit hard by weather extremes and growing costs, wheat crop could be worst since 1972
Orville Williams has had a healthy wheat crop on his 2,600-acre farm in Montezuma, Kansas, every year since he was a teenager.
May 20, 2026Open source
Duran and Contreras drive in 3 runs apiece as Red Sox beat Royals 7-1 The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas Ci...
The Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Tuesday night.
May 20, 2026Open source
Aircraft from Vance Air Force Base makes emergency belly landing in Kansas
An aircraft from Vance Air Force Base performed an emergency belly landing in Kansas on Tuesday afternoon.
May 20, 2026Open source
Rashee Rice jailed for probation violation after testing positive for THC
Kansas City Chiefs receiver and former SMU star Rashee Rice was ordered to serve 30 days in jail after testing positive for marijuana, violating his probatio...
May 19, 2026Open source
Storm chaser Reed Timmer searching for parachute probe launched into storm in northeast Kansas
Extreme storm chaser Reed Timmer is asking for the public to keep an eye out for an important piece of equipment deployed into a tornado in northeast Kansas.
May 19, 2026Open source
Krog Street Market owner targets Virginia-Highland with $17.3M acquisition
Atlanta real estate firm 26th Street Partners is adding more popular intown Atlanta shops and restaurants to its portfolio, this time in Virginia-Highland.
May 18, 2026Open source
Little Lil hopes for big weekend of adoptions at Helping Hands
Lil is a seven-week old kitten awaiting her final vaccinations before being ready for adoption from Helping Hands Humane Society.
May 16, 2026Open source
Cancer survivors, families unite at Topeka Relay for Life
The event provides Topekans with an opportunity to honor survivors and remember those who have fought cancer.
May 16, 2026Open source
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