Jason M. Smith, age 55, of Topeka, Kansas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Midland Hospice House, after a courageous battle with cancer.

Mary Dale Smiley, of Emporia, died on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Flint Hills Care Center in Emporia. She was 97.

EMPORIA - Norma Lou Weltha, 92, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Stormont Vail Health Hospital in Topeka.

Federal bankruptcy testimony by Gary Pinkston, combined with documents filed with the City of Emporia, is raising new ...

An Emporia woman who pleaded no contest earlier this year to methamphetamine distribution, aggravated battery and fleeing law ...

Starting around 9:00 a.m today in the Emporia area, it will start to warm up to high temperatures. Heat Index temperatures ...