Community Issues

Two Johnson County cities have amended their conversion therapy bans to be more “viewpoint-neutral" following a U.S. Supreme Court decision earlier this year that found a similar statewide ban in Colorado unconstitutional. The votes this week by the city councils...

By Grace Hills Dani Bensky wasn’t old enough to vote when Jeffrey Epstein sexually exploited her. Neither was Sharlene Rochard. More than 20 years later, the women stood before a truck packed-full with more than 3 million pages of the Epstein...

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 and runs drone flights for real estate agents. Hinkle was 17 when Hammond went missing during...

An immigration enforcement operation in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday morning spilled over into Prairie Village, causing confusion and concern amongst residents. An Olathe man originally from Honduras was detained as part of a targeted enforcement operation. He is currently...

By Grace Hills Ten-year-old Duke Ommert died after an electric scooter crash in Leawood last year when a car struck him as he crossed the street mid-block. Duke’s death, other e-scooter and electric bike injuries (a nearly 300% increase in emergency...

Prairie Village Police say the owner of a dog that attacked and killed another dog earlier this month has come forward and is now cooperating with investigators. Capt. Josh Putthoff, a spokesperson for Prairie Village Police, said the owners came...

For Sara Swanson, the lead behavioral specialist at Lenexa-based dog training company Sit Now Stay, leashing dogs is a must. When she was a child, a dog overpowered its owner and attacked her dog. So her advice for clients regarding...

The old Unleashed Pet Rescue and Adoption site in Mission is on the market for a new owner — or tenant. More than a year after plans to turn the shelter, beleaguered by failed inspections and a license revocation order,...

This story was updated Saturday, Aug. 8. The Prairie Village Police Department announced via Facebook that the owner of the dog contacted the department on Friday and is cooperating. Update from Friday, Aug. 7 below. As of Friday, the Prairie Village Police...

For weeks, reports of ICE activity in Olathe seemed to arrive almost daily, with residents documenting detentions at apartment complexes, businesses, gas stations and intersections and community volunteers tracking federal agents across the city. But since the July 11 detention...

About two dozen residents, volunteers and clients packed Olathe City Hall on Monday night for an emotional hearing over whether the Starfish Project Foundation should be allowed to move into a building at 135th Street and Brougham Drive. After more...

Two Johnson County cities are currently reviewing their conversion therapy bans after receiving a letter from the Office of the Attorney General demanding a repeal. Last week, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach sent letters to the cities of Prairie Village...