Emergency Response

A man attempting to flee Shawnee Police on Thursday evening allegedly rammed two police vehicles and then a bystander’s vehicle. The Shawnee Police Department’s call log shows officers were sent to the Nieman Square Apartments in the 11300 block of...

Lenexa Fire officials say an early morning house fire caused more than $1 million in damage but left no residents injured. Firefighters from Lenexa, Shawnee and Olathe were called to the 20800 block of West 89th Terrace at 4:17 a.m. In...

Updated: Monday, Jan. 5 Olathe Police have identified the two people killed in a crash near downtown Olathe on Saturday night. In an updated statement, Olathe Police Sgt. John Moncayo identified the victims as Hayden Doherty, 16, of Overland Park, and...

A Shawnee home was destroyed by fire on Monday evening, but authorities say nobody was home at the time and no injuries were reported. Firefighters from four area departments ultimately responded to the fire in the 10500 block of West...

Five people were taken to local hospitals with injuries suffered in a head-on crash in southern Johnson County on Saturday. The crash occurred along Old 56 Highway near Clare Road, just outside of Olathe’s city limits. The crash scene is...

A man has died after being hit by an SUV near 151st Street and Black Bob Road on Friday evening. Olathe police, firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics were called to the intersection at 5:35 p.m. In a news release, Olathe...

Several Catholic schools across Johnson County received bomb threats Friday morning, prompting evacuations and early dismissals, though police departments are calling the threats a hoax. In a statement, the Olathe Police Department said they evacuated Prince of Peace Catholic School,...

No one was injured in a Thursday evening apartment fire near 75th Street and Quivira Road in Shawnee. In a news release, Shawnee Public Safety Information Officer Emily Rittman said firefighters and paramedics responded to an injury crash in the...

Overland Park Police say a man is in critical condition after a rollover crash on 135th Street east of Nieman Road on Thursday afternoon. Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the area at 2:07 p.m. Arriving firefighters reported one car...

Lenexa Police say a woman reported missing on Sunday has been found dead. In a statement Monday morning, Master Police Officer Danny Chavez, a spokesperson for Lenexa Police, said Amber Foster's body was discovered in the 17800 block of West...

A Kansas City, Kansas, man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 435 in Lenexa on Friday morning. Lenexa police, firefighters, Johnson County Med-Act paramedics and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers were called to the crash under the 95th Street...

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...