De Soto News

Investigators say an Overland Park father left his two children inside a hot SUV for more than two hours last summer, with temperatures soaring past 100 degrees inside the vehicle, leading to his three-year-old daughter's death. A criminal affidavit, released...

Fire investigators say a chemical reaction inside a battery created heat and smoke on Tuesday morning at the Panasonic facility in De Soto. Firefighters with the Northwest Consolidated Fire District responded to the facility at 10301 Astra Parkway at 6:23...

April showers bring May flowers — or, in this case, a 15-foot sunflower sculpture outside De Soto City Hall. City officials, the De Soto Arts Council and USD 232 students and staff celebrated the installation of the kinetic sculpture, titled...

De Soto’s newest city councilmember brings educational expertise to the table. The city of De Soto swore in its newest councilmember, Lindsay McCracken, at the April 15 city council meeting. McCracken fills former councilmember Victoria McMoran’s seat, which she vacated...

Call it the G.O.A.T. of fundraisers. An online donation drive for a partially paralyzed goat in Shawnee has raised more than $8,000 that will help pay for customized wheels and ongoing medical care for a young goat, appropriately named ...

De Soto’s youth soccer league will soon get an upgrade. The De Soto City Council unanimously approved Feb. 19 hiring MidAmerica Sports Construction for $1.8 million to build soccer fields across from Riverfest Park on 79th Street. Construction is anticipated...

Voters in USD 232 approved a $99.8 million bond measure, allowing the district to move forward with plans to make safety and security improvements, along with adding special education learning spaces and more. Unofficial election results from the mail-in election...

The De Soto City Council is seeking applicants for a vacancy on the governing body after a city councilmember stepped down mid-term. De Soto City Council member Victoria McMoran is stepping down two years into her term. McMoran announced her decision...

A month ahead of a key vote on a bond issue for USD 232 in De Soto, an annual enrollment analysis projects modest growth in the district's student population over the next five years. That could guide how the district...

As Panasonic Energy prepares to open a third battery production line at its plant in De Soto, it needs employees to run it — and 100 offers are on the table this Thursday. From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday,...

At the start of 2026, the Johnson County Post is looking ahead to some of the major development projects that we are keeping an eye on this year, including those that have already begun work or are anticipated to...

Details remain minimal more than a month after a Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a stabbing suspect at the Panasonic EV battery plant in De Soto. Here's what we know so far about the incident and the status...