The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that the City of Emporia has been awarded $500,000 to evaluate properties that may be contaminated. The funding will support work at brownfield sites, which are former industrial or commercial properties that may contain contaminants or…
Authorities have identified two women found dead during a missing persons investigation that stretched from eastern Kansas into Colorado, while investigators have also linked the homicide case to a man already being held on unrelated…
An Emporia, Kansas man has been charged in connection with alleged sex crimes involving two middle-school-aged girls in Harrisonville, Missouri, according to police. Authorities say the case came to light after allegations were reported in…
The Kansas Turnpike Authority is preparing to begin a major redevelopment project at its Emporia service area. The project will include demolition of the current structures and construction of a new modern facility designed to…
A civil forfeiture case has been filed after alleged illegal gaming equipment was seized from an Emporia gas station earlier this year. The case involves machines and cash taken from the Sunoco Star Mart at…
