As a way to help address pet overpopulation in local shelters, Overland Park is making some changes to its city codes aimed at making it easier to have pets and appropriately license them in the city.
These changes follow several...
For many Johnson Countians, the killing Wednesday of Shawnee Mission East alum Sarah Milgrim, 26, along with her boyfriend Yaron Lischinsky, 30, in Washington, D.C., was deeply personal and shocking.
The pair were shot dead outside an event hosted by...
After 18 months of near-constant supervision, meetings, testing and check-ins, George Radee and Brandon Stevens are the first to graduate from Johnson County’s new adult drug treatment court.
“I’m just ready for the future that I have and what I’ve...
Hundreds of people gathered at Thompson Park in downtown Overland Park on Sunday as part of Free State Days, a statewide effort to rally Kansans to “defend democracy.”
Johnson County-based advocacy organization Boots on the Ground Midwest, founded by Nancy...
Johnson County’s two biggest water suppliers are holding the course on water fluoridation, with no plans to stop as anti-fluoridation views gain traction nationally.
Both WaterOne, which provides water service for 17 Johnson County cities, as well as the city...
The Johnson County Post earlier this month convened educators, parents, students and a representative from the Johnson County Mental Health Center to talk about smartphones in schools.
Driven by a growing body of research that shows the devices can impede...
Participants in two one-hour panel discussions Tuesday had generally positive reviews for the rules that Johnson County schools recently implemented limiting cell phone use during class time. Although the new policies aren’t perfect, they have improved daily life for...
Denton Loudermill, an Olathe family man who was falsely identified on social media as a shooter in the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs parade, was reported dead Friday, his attorney and Olathe Police have confirmed.
Few details about the circumstances of...
A public pet microchip scanning station, believed to be the first of its kind in Johnson County, is now up and running in Gardner.
The Gardner Police Department installed the scanning device inside a portable station last week in the...
By Brandon Azim
Several hundred people rallied Saturday on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City to protest the Trump administration’s dramatic reshaping of the federal government.
On a chilly and windy afternoon, protesters took over both sides of the street...
After seven years in business in Overland Park, breakfast eatery Flapjacks ‘n more has been through a lot.
Owner George Grekousis knows the restaurant business is “never a dull moment”, after all. Though he closed his restaurant’s Shawnee location last...
A recent incident in Prairie Village in which an infant was left in critical condition after being bitten by a pit bull has once again put the city's breed-specific rules for dogs in the spotlight.
Five years ago, after an...
