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News in Košice
100 news items in the archive — everything happening in Košice. Newest first.
- Near Michalovce, a bus with children and a car collided, there are injuredHealthcare
- From 2026, Košice will get new bus routes to the Volvo Cars factoryTransport
- Fire near Košice stopped train trafficTransport
- Kosice metallurgical plants invest billions in eco-modernizationBusiness
- Eduard Buraš received an award for the development of Ukrainian-Slovak relationsLife
- International cycling race Okolo Slovenska (Okolo Slovenska) will limit traffic in KošiceTransport
- Police evacuated a school in Košice due to threats, no explosives foundLife
- A foreigner was detained in Slovakia for spying for EstoniaLife
- In Košice, a fraud scheme was uncovered, 16 victims and 350 thousand euros in damagesFinance
- Kosice is preparing for European Mobility Week 2026 with discounts and eventsTransport
- Slovak Police recorded almost 200 violations on the roads of the Košice regionTransport
- Kosice Hospital will operate only for emergency care on September 15Healthcare
- Kosice will have a day off on September 15 for saving and infrastructure repairTransport
- The clock on the main temple of Košice has been repaired after 10 years of downtimeLife
- Kosice received the first new SOR NS 18 electric busesTransport
- Education for Ukrainians in Košice (Košice, a city in Slovakia) has its own featuresEducation
- In eastern Slovakia, a single ticket for public transport will be introducedTransport
- At KVP in Košice, cameras with artificial intelligence will detect vandals and suspicious behaviorLife
- In Košice on the bridge on Hlinkova Street, the third traffic lane was openedTransport
- In Košice the tram line launch is delayed due to lack of permitTransport
- A 24-hour pharmacy will open in Košice, SlovakiaHealthcare
- The plane flying from Bratislava (Bratislava city) to Košice (Košice city) turned back after a bird strikeTransport
- Suspects in parcel locker thefts detained in KošiceLife
- An illegal cigarette factory was uncovered in Slovakia, and 18 foreigners were detainedLegalization
- A fire broke out at the University Hospital in Košice, patients were evacuatedHealthcare
- In Košice, police detained two Lithuanians for robbing a store in a shopping centerLife
- Instead of the canceled SIAF, a large free airshow IMAD 2026 will take place in SlovakiaGeneral
- In Košice, the renovated Katkin park was openedHousing
- Kosice Waterworks explained the change in tap water tasteHealthcare
- Weekend in eastern Slovakia: fairs, strongmen, and concertsGeneral
- Section D1 to the border with Ukraine has received a contractor for the environmental impact assessment (EIA) report preparationTransport
- In Slovakia, a Ukrainian citizen was accused of extremismLegalization
- Residents of Košice accuse the police of parking cars despite the banLife
- In the Košice region, 150 violations were recorded in four hoursTransport
- Direct trains Košice – Mukachevo will temporarily run with a transferTransport
- In Košice from August 10, large-scale repair of Popradská street (živnosť - trade/business license) begins, trafficTransport
- In Košice a dust whirl stirred witnesses, who confused it with a tornadoLife
- In August, trains in eastern Slovakia were replaced by buses due to track repairsTransport
- In the center of Košice, Rooseveltova street is closed due to the second stage of road repairTransport
- Mass power outages are planned in Eastern Slovakia from August 3 to 7Life
- Kosice became finalists of the competition «European Green Capital 2028»Life
- Kosice (Košice) is buying 11 electric buses with pantographs by the end of SeptemberTransport
- Ten free drinking fountains operate in Košice — we tell you where to find themLife
- A man who set fire to a summer terrace of an establishment was detained in the center of KošiceLife
- In Košice, Slovakia, two wagons derailed from the tracks at the depotTransport
- In eastern Slovakia, buses will run on a fixed schedule starting in August 2026.Transport
- In Košice, an alley in the Furča forest park will be temporarily closed due to branch trimming.General
- The number of improvised sleeping places on the streets is growing in KošiceLife
- Where to find drinking fountains in Košice and what is the quality of the waterLife
- In the Košice region, schedules for planned power outages with addresses have been published.Life
- An exhibition of the Slovak modernist Anton Jasusch opened in BratislavaLife
- Two fountains in Košice have reopened after repairs.General
- In Košice, men were detained for attacking a person in a wheelchair.Life
- In Košice, in the KVP district, roads and sidewalks will be repaired.Transport
- In Košice, after an attack on a passerby, people are talking about safety problemsLife
- At Košice Airport, a stranger entered an airplane and delayed the flight.Life
- Prices for student dormitories will increase in SlovakiaEducation
- The cost of living in student dormitories will increase in SlovakiaEducation
- In Slovakia, one person was injured in a house explosion.Healthcare
- A child was injured in a collision of two cars in the center of Košice.Healthcare
- Swimming banned in Košice lake due to toxic cyanobacteriaHealthcare
- Košice region depends on a single water reservoir, water shortage possible from 2030Life
- In the Košice region, three car accidents with rollovers happened in one day, two because ofTransport
- In Košice, a fake priest tricked a pensioner out of over 23,000 eurosLegalization
- In Košice, two Central Asian Shepherd dogs attacked a woman, her dog diedHealthcare
- Košice lag behind Bratislava in salaries and unemployment in eastern SlovakiaWork
- Košice will join the unified transport system IDS Východ from 2027Transport
- The section of the bike path on Komenského Street in Košice that was dug up has not been repaired for threeTransport
- FedEx opened a logistics center in Košice to speed up exports from SlovakiaBusiness
- In Košice, a gas leak happened because of digging work. Rescuers explained what to do.Healthcare
- In Košice, on Popradská street, hot water will be turned off for 12 days.Healthcare
- During a factory fire near Košice, 108 workers were evacuated, 19 people were injured.Healthcare
- A free club called Klubovňa for teenagers aged 12–18 has opened in Košice.General
- Jakabov palác (Jakab's Palace) stop in Košice will be temporarily closed for reconstructionTransport
- In Košice, a 16-year-old teenager was arrested on suspicion of attempted rapeLife
- Planned electricity outages in Košice region from July 20 to 26, 2026Life
- Two more fountains have been launched in Košice; one was working more than 20 years ago.Life
- Bus traffic will change in Košice due to repairs on Americká triedaTransport
- Košice in the final for the European Green Capital Award 2028Life
- The first modernized tram with air conditioning has started running in Košice.Transport
- Traffic restrictions in Košice — tram track reconstruction until 2026Transport
- Trains Bratislava-Košice may speed up by 30 minutesTransport
- Why do Roma people from Slovakia buy houses in Hungary and what are the consequences?Housing
- New system in Košice reduces queues at the Client CenterLife
- How to avoid traffic jams and plan a trip across the VSS bridge in KošiceTransport
- The wanted person was detained in Košice during a check for noise disturbanceLife
- American actor impressed by Košice: fountain like in Las VegasGeneral
- Bear near Košice: authorities warn tourists about dangerLife
- ZSSK updates ZAKARPATIA train schedule: what has changed for routes to UkraineTransport
- STU and TUKE launch a joint program for studying artificial intelligenceEducation
- Track repairs near Košice will cause train traffic restrictionsTransport
- How will Košice's Main Street change after renovationLife
- The cycling season has opened in KošiceGeneral
- Košice refused to pay holiday bonusesWork
- Speed limits and road markings are changing in KošiceTransport
- A Ukrainian scheduled bus burned down in SlovakiaTransport
- Easter Services for Ukrainians in SlovakiaLife
- Which companies earned the most in Slovakia in 2024?Business
- Ukrainian-Slovak partnership is growing: a school for Ukrainian children is planned to open in SlovakiaEducation
- Mandatory insurance for students in Slovak dormitories from September 1Legalization
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This page gathers news in Košice in one place, so you do not have to scroll the country-wide feed in Slovakia looking for your city. It covers what changes everyday life: public transport, opening hours of public offices, roadworks and closures, and local opportunities for newcomers.
Everything here is written by the KOMPAS editorial team with links to primary sources: city, police, transport-operator and government websites. Country-wide news stays in the main feed — this page is city-only.
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We publish daily. This page updates automatically: as soon as a story about the city goes live, it appears at the top of the list.
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Anything specific to this city: transport, public offices, local events, safety, housing. Nationwide changes — laws, rates, paperwork — go to the main news feed instead.
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The Košice city guide is the reference: housing, jobs, transport, paperwork and useful contacts. News tells you what changed; the guide explains how things work.