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Former Emporia police officer arrested on rape charge
EMPORIA (KSNT) – A former Emporia Police officer was arrested on charges of human trafficking and rape on Thursday. According to the City of Emporia, the 33-year-old man had been employed by the Emporia Police Department from Mar. 13, 2017 until Dec. 6, 2017. He was released from the department before he completed his training. […]
Pair injured after vehicle flips on top early Friday on I-335 in Emporia
EMPORIA, Kan. (WIBW) - Two people were taken to an area hospital after the vehicle they were in flipped onto its top early Friday on Interstate 35 in Emporia, authorities said. The crash was reported at 2:13 a.m. Friday on I-35 on the Kansas Turnpike on the west side of...
Emporia Police: Cyclist tried to pass car before injury wreck Tuesday
Emporia Police officers have given more details about Tuesday’s injury crash involving a car and bicycle. Police Capt. Ray Mattas says the incident in the 100 block of West 12th involved a car driven by 20-year-old Angela Marin and a battery-powered bike driven by 36-year-old Levi Oakes. Mattas says Marin was facing west but was stopped and was waiting to make a left turn into the Kwik Shop parking lot. Oakes was also westbound but began passing Marin on the left side as the car started a left turn. Marin did not see Oakes and hit the bike.
Emporia woman hurt in Turnpike wreck near Admire exit
An Emporia woman was hurt in a crash on the Kansas Turnpike near the Admire exit Thursday evening. The single-vehicle crash happened around 7:45 pm near mile marker 143 southbound, four miles southwest of the Admire exit and 16 miles northeast of the Emporia gate. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 61-year-old Rhonda Brooks was driving a pickup and hit a construction zone cone. The truck then rode the center barrier wall for an unlisted distance before stopping.
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