Leawood News

In a Leawood space that once served fried chicken, eggs are frying and mimosas are pouring. Popular brunch spot AR's has officially celebrated its grand opening at the former Mother Clucker space at Leawood’s Park Place. AR’s opened at 11635 Ash...

In a former coffee cakery space in Leawood, things look quite different than they did last year. Customers who step into the former Frannie Franks shop will now find a carefully curated space filled with suit jackets, fabric books and...

After years of wrangling and indecision, the Leawood City Council on Monday approved a master plan for what will become a park and gathering space at the site of the city’s first fire station and city hall. The plan includes...

A criminal affidavit alleges that Father Richard Storey, the former priest at Curé of Ars Catholic Church in Leawood, stole more than $150,000 from the parish between 2021 and 2025. Storey is accused of using church funds to pay for...

The FBI has arrested a Leawood man and two California men for allegedly conspiring to provide material support to ISIS over the last 16 months. In a news release, the U.S. Department of Justice said Bisaam Ghafoor, 21, of Leawood,...

It’s been a few months since hot chicken eatery Mother Clucker closed its doors in Leawood. The restaurant’s former space at the Park Place shopping center has been quiet since then, amidst other openings and closings at the shopping center. But...

After roughly eight months, a Mexican restaurant has closed its doors in Leawood. Upscale Mexican eatery LaPez Mod Mex has closed at the Park Place shopping center. LaPez Mod Mex was at 11563 Ash St. The restaurant occupied a space on...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly celebrated Lockton’s new headquarters Thursday as a “monumental” public/private partnership that keeps a major company within the Kansas City region. “By 2030, this open field will be transformed into a modern, cutting edge business environment,” she...

Revised plans for a park at the site of the 1950s-era fire station and city hall on Lee Boulevard moved forward Tuesday with a unanimous vote of the Leawood Planning Commission. City leaders have been debating what to do with...

For more than four decades, chocolates turned into memories at a local sweets shop. Customers marked birthdays, holidays and first dates with Panache Chocolatier’s truffles. Corporate clients grabbed boxes of chocolate for partners they wanted to impress. Parents stopped with...

A former Leawood priest is out on bond after turning himself in for allegedly stealing roughly $160,000 from his parish. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office booking logs show Richard Storey was arrested by sheriff's deputies at 7:44 a.m. Saturday and then...

Final development plans for an office tower that will define Leawood’s skyline in the future were approved on a unanimous vote by the city council on Monday night, after brief discussion. It was a vote that facilitates construction on the...