'Fish kill' leaves 1,000 fish dead near Emporia with cause unknown

EMPORIA (KSNT) - Health officials are investigating a "fish kill" near the City of Emporia which has left hundreds of fish dead in a local river.

KSNT 27 News reached out to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) for information on a reported large number of fish deaths in Lyon County's Cottonwood River. A KDHE spokeswoman sent back a report dated July 18 of the fish kill investigation.

This report shows the area investigated was a section of the Cottonwood...