Rob Steinmetz, a longtime resident of the Moody Hills neighborhood in northern Overland Park, isn't so sure why the "beautiful" and mature oak tree in front of his yard had to be ripped out.
Now, it's just a stump sitting...
Prairie Village residents who want to will soon be able to drop off compost waste at two sites as part of a new pilot program.
The Prairie Village City Council on Monday voted 8-4 to approve a roughly $6,000 contract...
As Earth Day 2025 approaches, Johnson County is gearing up for a jam-packed month of environment-forward events.
From cleanup and recycling events to citywide garage sales next month, there are several ways to get involved in your community this Earth...
By Julie Denesha
When photographer Jim Richardson first pitched National Geographic Magazine on a story about his home state of Kansas, his editors at the time were focused on covering some of the most dramatic scenery in America.
“The biggies were...
A new county health services building scheduled for construction this spring will have rooftop solar panels and a water reclamation system using captured rainwater for its toilets, the county commission decided last week.
Although they disagreed on the details of...
With Panasonic's new electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto nearly set to come online, a group of panelists this week at an event in Merriam sounded a bullish note about the Kansas City region's growing EV economy and...
The city of Mission is taking another big step in its efforts to mitigate the potential for flooding through the downtown area.
The Mission City Council during a Wednesday committee meeting agreed to consider a nearly $1 million design contract...
Overland Park has adopted a new green code designed to increase the sustainability of new and renovated city facilities.
On Monday, the Overland Park City Council unanimously approved green building objectives requiring a LEED Silver certification from the U.S. Green...
By Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga and Rose Conlon
Migrating flocks of wild birds can carry avian influenza, also known as the bird flu. That’s why Kansas officials are warning residents to avoid sick birds and report or dispose of dead ones.
Tom Bidroski...
By Calen Moore | High Plains Public Radio
For a farmer like Bret Rooney, not a day goes by that he doesn’t ponder the pond under his feet. That is the Ogallala aquifer.
The subsurface reservoirs trapped between fractured layers of...
Overland Park is still working on a new code that seeks to increase the sustainability of new and renovated city facilities, but two of its city council committees have offered different recommendations on how to proceed.
Earlier this week, the...
Leawood may become a little more flexible on its tree replacement policy for developers, if an ordinance recently approved by the city's planning commission gets final council approval.
In a 5-2 vote the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, commissioners put their support...
