De Soto News

The Johnson County Park and Recreation District envisions hundreds of acres of new parkland in De Soto, potentially featuring forested trails, disc golf, wildlife observations and more. But first, officials must exchange the 58-acre footprint of Sunflower Nature Park for...

Johnson County and De Soto officials celebrated the opening of the community’s newest fire station, located northeast of the Panasonic EV battery plant, this past Wednesday.  Officials, emergency responders and community members gathered at the new Sunflower Fire Station, 35050...

Updated: Sunday, Dec. 14 The Johnson County Sheriff's Office identified the man shot and killed by deputies in an incident at the Panasonic EV battery plant as Jonathan Lunceford, 55, of Blue Springs, Missouri. In a statement Saturday, the sheriff's office...

The De Soto Unified School District No. 232 wants to use a new $99.8 million bond for special education spaces, safety upgrades, additions to elementary and middle schools, and maybe even a pool — if voters approve it in...

Kansas officials, Evergy and a Washington-based nuclear energy company want to bring another, though smaller and safer, nuclear reactor to the state, and De Soto is in the running as a possible location for it. De Soto city officials...

A former Lexington Trails Middle School paraprofessional will spend three years on probation for having sex with a student. On Wednesday in Johnson County District Court, Kassidy Alexander was sentenced to 36 months of probation and having to register as...

If you were up late Tuesday night in Johnson County and looked up at the sky, you may have seen something like what our freelance reporter and photographer Mike Frizzell witnessed. He parked himself at a spot in De Soto...

Updated: Thursday, Nov. 6 De Soto’s incumbent Mayor Rick Walker holds a narrow lead over challenger and current City Council President Robert Daniels in a race that remains too close to call after election night. At the same time, voters more...

Updated: Monday, Nov. 3 A man is in custody on suspicion of drunk driving following a rollover crash in western Johnson County on Sunday that left a 6-year-old girl severely injured. The Johnson County Sheriff's Office said Jeyson Carabantes-Deras, 25, appeared...

The De Soto City Council lowered its property tax rate for the fifth year in a row — a reduction of .83 mills, or 6%, for 2026 — though residents won’t see much change in what they’re paying for...

Earlier this summer, the Post asked our readers what issues you wanted to hear candidates running for De Soto Board of Education to address leading up to the Nov. 4 election. Based on that feedback, we developed a five-item questionnaire...

Earlier this summer, the Post asked our readers what issues you wanted to hear candidates running for De Soto City Council to address leading up to the Nov. 4 election. Based on that feedback, we developed a five-item questionnaire centering...