Local Sports

3 ex-Blue Valley baseball stars selected in MLB draft — 2 were high school teammates

With two of the three Johnson County selections in this week’s Major League Baseball Draft being Blue Valley Southwest High School products, a pattern has developed under head baseball coach Tyler Kincaid. He’s got a knack for developing pitchers. Former Timberwolves pitcher Ben Bybee, after his junior season at the University...

Shawnee hoping to draw World Cup crowds with a music and beer festival downtown

Fast-casual eatery Chicken Salad Chick coming to Bluhawk in Overland Park

This year’s Best of Johnson County Medical, Dental & Health winners

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Local obituaries from July 11-17

988 LGBTQ crisis hotline has shut down. Rep. Sharice Davids and others want to bring it back

Rollover crash at I-435 and Midland in Shawnee sends 1 man to hospital

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Johnson County’s Theatre in the Park could get giant TV for World Cup watch parties

The World Cup is still a year away, but supply chain and tariff uncertainties have Johnson County park district officials hurrying to secure a...

How JoCo school districts are impacted by Trump admin’s federal funding pause

Johnson County's six public school districts are facing the prospect of collectively losing millions of dollars in federal funds after the Trump administration withheld...

Panasonic celebrates grand opening of $4B EV battery plant in De Soto

Amid an economy made uncertain by the end of federal tax breaks for electric vehicle buyers, falling Tesla sales and looming tariffs, Panasonic celebrated...

Johnson County Post awarded $300,000 grant from Google News Initiative

The Johnson County Post will receive a $300,000 grant from the Google News Initiative to help the company expand and bring its trusted community...

Johnson County’s Jewish community remains in ‘holding pattern’ in wake of tragedies

Two high-profile attacks on the American Jewish community in the past two months have the Johnson County Jewish community holding their breath and at...

FOOD & DRINK

Local eatery Burg & Barrel opening at Ranch Mart North in Leawood

Drive-thru coffee chain 151 Coffee opens in Overland Park

Southern-inspired eatery Tupelo Honey opens in Lenexa

‘Dirty soda’ chain Swig working to open multiple new Overland Park shops

LOCAL BUSINESS

Hair salon chain Great Clips opening new Overland Park space

Design company Inspired Closets unveils new Overland Park showroom

Organic skincare company Sugaring LA opens in Overland Park

Clothing retailer J. Crew headed to Leawood’s Town Center Crossing

Styling-focused salon Drybar bringing its blowouts to Leawood

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OVERLAND PARK NEWS

Overland Park Police investigating multi-vehicle crash on Metcalf involving teens

Developer picks up long-dormant plan for new homes and retail in southern OP

Police chase that began in KCMO ends on Metcalf in Overland Park

SHAWNEE NEWS

Cyclists of all ages flock to newly renovated bike track at Shawnee Mission Park

Shawnee man will compete in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in NYC

Prosecutors charge Lenexa man, saying he tried to shoot and kill Shawnee cop

LENEXA NEWS

Mediterranean eatery Zhoug makes JoCo debut at Lenexa’s growing ‘Restaurant Row’

High-profile civil rights attorneys now representing family of man killed by Lenexa police

ACLU calls on Lenexa Police to release footage of shooting that left MO man dead

OLATHE NEWS

Habitat for Humanity starts building 14 affordable homes in Olathe

1 driver sent to hospital after vehicles collide on Lone Elm in Olathe

2 Olathe house fires blocks apart cause ‘significant’ damage, displace families

LEAWOOD NEWS

Leawood open house reveals new designs for repurposing old city hall

Leawood’s Town Center Crossing and Town Center Plaza shopping centers get new owners

Ex-Hereford House kitchen worker pleads guilty to contaminating food

PRAIRIE VILLAGE NEWS

Nall Avenue stretch between 75th and 79th is closed in Prairie Village — Here’s why

Prairie Village residents can now drop off composting at these 2 sites

‘Parents: Pay attention, please’ — Prairie Village may restrict e-scooters and e-bikes

NORTHEAST JOCO NEWS

Mission Hills attorney Peter Goss pleads not guilty in fatal DWI car crash case

Merriam signs 5-year trash pickup contract with GFL Environment for citywide services

Wellness studio and spa to fill out new space on busy SM Parkway stretch

Latest Obituaries

Wendy (Windell) Laverne Knaak

Nam Hoa Bui

Keith Roger Taylor

Sheryl Rene Samuelson Martinson

Lorraine Strader

K-12 EDUCATION

Shawnee Mission and Olathe school districts push back on AG letter accusing them of ‘illegal’ trans student policies

Archdiocese bars Bishop Miege president from ‘all active ministry’

Olathe may close this elementary school next year and repurpose it. Here’s how

‘I hope that’s my legacy’ — After nearly 3 decades in Blue Valley, Superintendent Tonya Merrigan says farewell

Bishop Miege High School president put on leave, investigation ongoing