The Leawood mayor and city councilmembers voted to give themselves their first pay raise in nine years, approving base pay increases of 36.4% and 50% since 2018 for the councilmembers and mayor respectively. The city council also approved increases in yearly allowances for mileage and technology, and it directed staff...

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Prairie Village Hispanic Heritage Celebration draws crowd despite mid-90s heat

Mexico’s cultural heritage took center stage at Prairie Village’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration Saturday afternoon at Harmon Park. A performance by Ballet Folklorico’s Itsï Asuli group...

Sonar, aerial maps and a kayak — How volunteer divers cracked a decade-old Leawood missing person case

The memory of Angela Hammond is often running in the background of Echo Divers founder James Hinkle’s mind as he combs through historical maps...

Shawnee native Scott Morgan is running for KS Secretary of State on a third-party ticket. Here’s why

In 2014, Scott Morgan ran for Kansas Secretary of State as a Republican against Kris Kobach and lost. This year he's running again, as...

Chiefs create Hunt family-led venture to oversee development around new Olathe facility

The Kansas City Chiefs have been assembling the architects, project managers and developers that will create their new headquarters, practice facility and surrounding mixed-use...

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