Lenexa News

Three years ago, a spark of an idea became a flame for Emily Young. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people became more creative with ways to spend their time — including Young herself, who found herself spending more time than usual...

A Lenexa commission has advanced preliminary plans for a 33-acre, 50-lot subdivision in the western part of the city. On Monday, the Lenexa Planning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning and preliminary plans for Enclave at Twin Creeks, a planned single-family...

A Lenexa man faces a new charge related to indecent liberties with a child while awaiting trial for an unrelated fatal hit-and-run accident. On Nov. 7 in Johnson County District Court, Matthew Bray, 49, of Lenexa, was charged with one...

Overland Park and Lenexa have agreed to use tourism tax dollars to help fund a new, temporary bus service that will connect the two cities to Kansas City International Airport during next summer's World Cup. Earlier this week, both city...

An historic church in Lenexa celebrated 100 years of worship at its building in Old Town Lenexa. At a re-dedication ceremony on Sunday, the sanctuary of Lenexa United Methodist Church was packed as people gathered to celebrate its 100th anniversary. While...

Siddiq Ashraf knows there's a local demand for authentic Pakistani cuisine. It’s something he said he’s noticed himself while living in the Kansas City area. If he wants to find his favorite Pakistani dishes, he said, he’s used to traveling...

A Christmas tree that will be displayed on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol will make a stop in Lenexa on Tuesday. In its long journey from the forests of Nevada, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree will include a stop...

A Pennsylvania-based retailer is preparing to leave Johnson County after more than a decade. Bridal and formal wear retailer David’s Bridal will close its doors on Sunday in Lenexa. David’s Bridal is at 9310 Marshall Drive The shop occupies a space...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested six people during a traffic stop in Lenexa earlier this week. The arrests took place near Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park, an ICE spokesperson confirmed in an email to the Johnson County Post. "ICE officers, in...

Editor's note: The Post is gathering comments from candidates and will update this story as we get reactions.  Three incumbents and one new city councilmember appear to have won seats on the Lenexa City Council. On Tuesday, voters in Lenexa went...

A child in Lenexa is in the quarterfinals for a national baby competition that could net the family $25,000. In May, the parents of Cybill Salmon, a year-and-a-half-old child in Lenexa, entered her into a Baby of the Year competition...

Lenexa Police Chief Dawn Layman announced this week she will be retiring from the force to take up a new post in Colorado. On Wednesday at a police use of force workshop at the Lenexa Justice Center, Layman announced that...