Lenexa News

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...

Lenexa City Manager Beccy Yocham has announced her decision to retire once the city finds her replacement. On Friday, Yocham announced her decision via a press release from the City of Lenexa. “I have been honored to serve alongside them for...

A $200 million, 75-acre mixed-use development near Kansas Highway 7 and Prairie Star Parkway in Lenexa will get multiple incentives from the city. On July 21, the Lenexa City Council approved incentives to help fund both the retail portion and...

Johnson Countians learning to play the bagpipes don’t exactly have a plethora of options when trying to buy one — or the attire typically worn when playing them. For multiple decades, one local shop has been trying to change that....

When the site of Lenexa's old city hall becomes the home of Fire Station 6, its old fountain will not be returning. On July 14, the Lenexa City Council in its Committee of the Whole meeting agreed that it would...

For several months, passersby at Lenexa City Center peered curiously at the former Savoy Tea Co. space on their way to neighboring shops or restaurants. Inside, Samir Shura, Dipti Bhakta and Benjamin Davalos were busy making the space their own....

A planned highway and road improvement project in Johnson County is moving forward with millions of dollars in federal funding. Lone Elm Road breaks up at Kansas Highway 10, curving into numbered streets in Lenexa to the north and Olathe...

More than a decade after getting its start in Kansas City, Missouri, a locally owned brewery has officially made its debut on the other side of the state line. This week, German-style brewery KC Bier Co. officially opened its doors...