Lenexa News

Three candidates vying for two seats representing parts of Olathe, Shawnee and Lenexa in Johnson County laid out their priorities in a live forum hosted by the Johnson County Post on Wednesday evening. The Post is hosting seven nights of...

A first-of-its-kind park in the Kansas City area got a $300,000 boost to get it past the finish line and ready to debut in 2027. On Tuesday, the Lenexa City Council gave enthusiastic approval to additional funding to complete a...

Johnson County is losing its only place to buy a Steinway & Sons piano. After a five-year run, the New York-based piano-making company is winding down operations at its Lenexa gallery and showroom. Steinway is at 9512 Marshall Drive The showroom...

Lenexa Police say a woman whom officers were attempting to conduct a welfare check on was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon. In a news release, Master Police Officer Danny Chavez, a Lenexa Police spokesperson, said officers were...

While the annual Spinach Festival in Lenexa on Saturday started out with rain, the crowds showed up once the sun came out. Thousands of people crowded Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park for the annual event — one of the city's biggest —...

A popular grocery store chain has submitted plans to build a location in a growing part of western Lenexa. Hy-Vee submitted preliminary plans to build a new store on about 32 acres of land, near 83rd Street and Kansas Highway...

One person suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a hydroplaning crash on Kansas Highway 10 during Sunday evening's rainstorms. Lenexa police, firefighters and Johnson County Med-Act paramedics were called to the westbound lanes of K-10 west of Renner Boulevard at 7:07 p.m....

Updated Wednesday, Sept. 2: Lenexa Fire officials say an apartment fire on Tuesday morning started when a resident left "combustible materials" on a stovetop. The fire at The Meadows complex near 77th and Quivira displaced nine residents, with emergency responders making...

A Johnson County man has been sentenced to more than 65 years in prison for the February 2025 murders of his mother and aunt. Luke Anthony Howard, 35, entered guilty pleas in May on two counts of intentional second-degree murder...

More than four and a half years after he allegedly burglarized at least 50 vehicles in about two hours, a Missouri man is now in custody and facing dozens of charges. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office booking logs show Samual Brad...

The estate of a 25-year-old man killed by Lenexa Police last summer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and several officers. On June 26 in the U.S. District Court of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas, the estate...

Growing concerns about the use of automated license plate readers, like Flock cameras, have prompted one Johnson County police department to discontinue its use of the controversial devices. On Monday, the Gardner City Council voted to immediately turn off four...