Emergency Response

The Kansas Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to Wednesday evening’s deadly crash on U.S. 69 Highway near 159th Street in Overland Park. The crash killed Faith Monae Locket, 24, of Raytown, Missouri, and injured two children, one of them...

The Kansas Highway Patrol says a woman was killed and two children were injured in a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 69 on Wednesday evening in Overland Park. Troopers say at approximately 6:34 p.m., a 2021 Honda Accord and a...

Two men were seriously injured in a rollover crash that forced the temporary closure of Interstate 35 late Friday. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened at approximately 9:45 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between 67th...

Olathe Police are investigating a head-on crash that killed a man on Friday morning. The crash happened at about 9:07 a.m. on 159th Street between South Lone Elm Road and South Clare Road. In a news release, Olathe Police spokesperson Sgt....

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...

A 62-year-old Shawnee man died at the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the man was swimming off a dock at 32659 Crescent Drive in Morgan County on Saturday around 4:40 p.m. Troopers say...

Gardner Police say they are conducting a death investigation after an adult was found dead at a townhouse on Saturday morning. In a news release, Captain Zach Roberts said officers were called to conduct a welfare check at a residence...

Lenexa Police are investigating a crash that seriously injured a motorcyclist on Wednesday evening. The crash, involving a Chevrolet Silverado and Kawasaki sportbike, happened at about 8:10 p.m. in the intersection of College Boulevard and Strang Line Road. Recorded radio traffic...

Overland Park Police are looking for a driver who ran from a serious-injury crash at 159th Street and Antioch Road at about 9:45 p.m. on Monday. Officer John Lacy, a spokesperson for the Overland Park Police Department, says a blue...

A construction worker who was struck by a vehicle on Monday, July 6, has died from his injuries. Prairie Village Police have identified the man as Michael Wayne Porter of Kansas City, Kansas. According to a small memorial at the scene...

Overland Park Police confirm they’re investigating an online threat made against Blue Valley West High School over the weekend. The threat was posted in a chat on Twitch, a live-streaming platform used largely by gamers. An account with the username “jude_pp”...

The Overland Park Fire Department is investigating a duplex fire that displaced a family of four in Merriam on Monday night. Firefighters from Overland Park and Shawnee were called to the 5200 block of Farley Court at 6:50 p.m. on...