Lenexa News

A parent of an 11-year-old girl who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Lenexa clinic is suing the nonprofit parent company for unsafe practices. On June 2 in Johnson County District Court, attorneys for the girl and her mother, referred...

Fun, food and football (the international kind) were the order of the day at Lenexa City Center on Friday night. A large grassy area played host to a World Cup watch party, with a crowd of hundreds gathered to watch...

A Lenexa man has been charged in federal court for attempted sex trafficking of a minor after trying to meet up with a purported 15-year-old at a hotel. On Tuesday, Curtis Ray Gibson, 47, was charged in a criminal complaint filed...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder in the February 2025 killing of his wife, Sadie “Cayden” Riedel. The man, Ethan Quinn McFee, was booked into the Johnson County Adult Detention Center on Friday afternoon. Court records confirm...

As summer arrives and world-class soccer players take the field in Kansas City, the spirit of global connection is in the air. It’s the season of discovery — of new flavors, new stories and new experiences that bring us...

A free airport shuttle from Johnson County to Kansas City International Airport for the World Cup is up and running. The question remains if it will be viable beyond the international event. On June 1, buses for the Johnson County...

An Olathe man was arrested late Wednesday night after leading Lenexa police on a 7-mile car chase. He has since been charged with six felonies in Johnson County District Court. In an emailed response to questions on Friday, Lenexa Police...

Sarah Deters’ rescue pup, Callie Mae, was much more than a pet. Her boxer, Deters’ “one and only foster fail” as a longtime foster for Kansas City-based Chain of Hope, ultimately became the inspiration for her business. Callie Mae’s Barkery...

The opening of Lenexa's Ad Astra Pool is delayed until mid-June. On Memorial Day this past Monday — the traditional opening of civic pools around Johnson County — the city announced that final work on the project is still underway. Officials...

Developers have withdrawn its final plan for a planned apartment building and mixed use facility in Lenexa City Center aimed at people 55 and older. While Lenexa City Council was scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a final plan for...

After decades of being in real estate and financing, a Lenexa resident discovered his true passion: Writing children's books. In March, Mark Hummell released his first two children's books back-to-back, the sky-focused "Images in the Clouds" and the crow-centered "The...

When viewers across the globe tune into the World Cup this summer, they'll see some of the skillful work of a Lenexa-based engineering firm. Having a hand in the design of eight key World Cup venues, Henderson Engineers, a national...