Community Issues

Starting in 2031, Kansas — and Johnson County, in part — will be home to the Kansas City Chiefs. The team and state officials unveiled the momentous news at a press conference last month, just before the holidays. The team plans...

Other than the world's most-watched marriage proposal, how did your year go? Truly worldwide attention briefly fell on Leawood earlier this summer when it became clear that pop megastar Taylor Swift and Chiefs star Travis Kelce got engaged in the...

The top news in northeastern Johnson County communities and Prairie Village this past year touched on a variety of topics, big and small. From the local roots of a young woman killed in the nation’s capital city to Merriam’s first...

The year 2025 began with a historic snowstorm and ended with a flurry of news about the Chiefs' announced move across the state line. In between, there was a seemingly relentless drumbeat of other big stories, from the opening of...

Shawnee and Lenexa readers focused in on our crime and court coverage this year. Some of the most-read stories centered on tragic loss and serious criminal cases, while others demonstrated the growth and change happening in the two neighboring cities. Here...

Olathe readers flocked to coverage of major — and sometimes controversial — decisions on how the city will grow. At the center of attention was the proposed "ultra-accessible" tourism district, "Halo Ridge." The $320 million project includes an amusement park,...

Spy any bears recently in Overland Park? The top news in Overland Park ran the gamut in 2025, touching on both national issues and some things a little closer to home. Readers paid special attention to electric car company Tesla’s vehicle...

Should the Royals move to Aspiria in Overland Park? Most respondents to the Post's reader poll we put out late last week think not. Nearly 60% of the more than 5,000 responses we got said the Royals should go somewhere else other...

It's been the talk of Johnson County in recent weeks: Will the Royals end up picking Overland Park as the site for their new stadium? The Aspiria campus at 119th and Nall, former home of the one-time Spint World Headquarters,...

This story has been updated to include a statement from the Royals.  Opposition to a potential Royals baseball stadium at Overland Park’s Aspiria campus has been so strong among Leawood residents and businesses that the Leawood City Council released a...

By Sam Zeff In June, Lenexa police killed a Grandview man. Jose Enrique Cartagena-Chacon, 25, was sitting behind the wheel of his car in an apartment complex parking lot with a gun in his lap when two officers arrived. Callers to 911...

A national group of Jewish Community Centers is urging the Royals and elected officials to consider other locations beyond a much-watched Overland Park site for a future ballpark. In a letter addressed to Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and Lt. Gov....