Each week during the 2025 Kansas legislative session, we will provide Johnson County lawmakers the opportunity to share their thoughts about what is happening in the state capitol.
The views expressed in each Capitol Update are solely those of the...
By Daniel Caudill | Kansas Public Radio
Kansas voters will decide in the August 2026 primary election how the state should select its Supreme Court justices, but some fear the timing of the vote could dampen turnout.
A proposed state constitutional...
A locally-owned burger joint is leaving Johnson County to open its first stand-alone spot across the state line.
The city of Lenexa announced Thursday that Cosmo Burger plans to vacate its stall at the Lenexa Public Market to open a...
Lenexa Police believe alcohol was a contributing factor in a crash that left one man in critical condition on Thursday night.
Police, firefighters, and paramedics were called to West 109th Terrace and Hauser Street at 9:35 p.m.
Recorded radio traffic from...
After a developer investing in a key site in Roeland Park questioned a city policy that puts them on the hook for spending $800,000 on public art, the city tweaked its policy to be more accommodating.
At the same time,...
The Post published the obituaries of the following individuals over the preceding days:
Judith Ida Hamons
Eugene E Stohs
Darlene Leone (Benson) Burm
Mary Anne (Walker) Dougherty
Megan T. Freking
Jesse E Lopez
Barbara Rae Frans
Lawrence “Larry” Lester...
Roughly 100 protesters had a clear message for Sen. Jerry Moran on Thursday morning: ”Do your job,” they chanted.
The group lined the sidewalks leading into the K-State Olathe campus ahead of the Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City’s March...
Editor’s note: This story has been updated at 11:41 a.m. Friday with Olathe Police’s confirmation that the suspicious activity occurred at a neighborhood park.
Olathe Police say a man attempted to lure children to his vehicle at a neighborhood park...
A stretch of 55th Street in Roeland Park that the mayor called "dangerous right now" has prompted city officials to consider a plan to make it safer.
The north side of 55th Street between Shawnee Mission Parkway and Roe Boulevard...
An emerging women’s fashion brand has officially unveiled its first Johnson County storefront.
Alabama-based clothing retailer Aur Society opened its new Overland Park store at Oak Park Mall at the beginning of the month.
Aur Society moved into the Oak Park...
A former Olathe East High School student who shot a school resource officer at his school in 2022 will serve 20 years in prison for the incident that left himself and two others injured.
On Wednesday, Jaylon Elmore, who was...
By Suzanne Perez
Kansas students are spending fewer days in school than they did decades ago, and the state’s top education leader wants that to change.
Education Commissioner Randy Watson is urging districts to cancel breaks or extend the school year...
