De Soto News

Teachers are typically working under new contracts by this time of year — but it’s an unusual year for De Soto teachers, who are still working to finalize contracts with the district. The USD 232 Board of Education, the De...

Former Johnson County teacher Keil Hileman, who was on parole for sex crimes against students, is back in prison after he was found in possession of pornography. On Aug. 5, Hileman was incarcerated at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing,...

A man in his 60s was transported in critical condition after he experienced a medical emergency while driving on Kansas Highway 10 west of De Soto early Tuesday afternoon. According to Kristen Boxman, spokesperson for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office,...

Five candidates vying for three seats representing parts of the De Soto, Lenexa, Olathe and Shawnee in northwestern and central Johnson County laid out their priorities in a live forum hosted by the Johnson County Post on Monday evening. The...

A former Panasonic Energy worker reached an undisclosed settlement with the company after alleging they failed to respond to her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. Harper Coté, a former apprentice with Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America, filed a...

Johnson County commissioners earlier this month considered vetoing a tax increment financing plan for a De Soto assisted living facility, with most saying they were upset that there was no plan by the city to help the county recover...

It’s been a very fruitful summer for Kennadi Fuhrman. This month, the De Soto High School senior received $125,000 in scholarship money for winning the girls’ competition in the Patriot Games in Geneva, Ohio. The competition for 14- to 17-year-olds...

Two Johnson County Sheriff's deputies won't face charges in the fatal shooting of a man who stabbed a person at the Panasonic Energy plant in De Soto in December. On Friday, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced that his...

De Soto residents have spotted a bobcat wandering around the neighborhood, showing up often enough that they’ve been able to take photos of the normally elusive animal. But Johnson County Animal Control said there may be a reason it keeps...

Firefighters from three departments responded to a fire at Panasonic Energy in De Soto early Wednesday morning. Northwest Consolidated Fire District (NWCFD) crews were first called to the facility, 10301 Astra Parkway, at 2:09 a.m. for a fire alarm. Arriving firefighters...

Work on Beale Infrastructure's De Soto data center is officially underway, and much to many residents’ dismay, the project scope has more than doubled in size since it was announced last August. California-based Beale Infrastructure began construction in April on...

Just weeks after De Soto’s incoming 300-acre data center site broke ground, a separate data center developer is looking to build a campus nearly quadruple that size just down the road at Astra Enterprise Park. This marks the fourth data...