The idea to bring a single citywide trash hauler Merriam may soon come to fruition.
The Merriam City Council during a Monday work session directed city staff to negotiate a single waste hauler contract with GFL Environmental Inc., a Canadian...
Olathe has cleared the way for a new animal shelter to be built along the evolving Santa Fe corridor — and the city plans to use incentives to help cover the $19 million price tag.
The new shelter will take...
Children and teenagers riding e-scooters and e-bikes in Prairie Village could soon need to start wearing helmets.
During its council committee meeting last week, the Prairie Village City Council agreed to formally consider an ordinance requiring people aged 17 and...
The cost to build a new firehouse in Olathe at the corner of College Boulevard and Woodland Road could go up by as much as $1.5 million.
That would mark a roughly 10% increase to the Firehouse No. 9 project...
City officials are considering an updated design of a new Prairie Village City Hall as the city inches closer to finalizing the $30 million project along Mission Road.
The Prairie Village Planning Commission on Tuesday reviewed a site plan for...
Prairie Village city leaders appear to have little appetite for using public incentives for the possible redevelopment of the former Paul Henson YMCA.
On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council discussed the future of the site near 79th Street and...
With milestone planning items, a major floodplain project, decisions on the original fire station and city hall and preparation for the 2026 World Cup ahead, Leawood is standing at “a pivotal moment,” Mayor Marc Elkins said during his recent...
Long-awaited improvements and new additions, like pickleball courts, will be added to Shawnee's Garrett Park this year.
The Shawnee City Council unanimously approved the final plans for $3.84 million in improvements to the 33-acre park off of 47th Street on...
The city of Prairie Village may lower the speed limit along a busy pedestrian stretch of Tomahawk Road that includes a public park and the Shops retail complex.
Last month, the Prairie Village City Council during a council committee of...
Part of Olathe City Hall will close soon for the foreseeable future as renovations on the building continue.
According to the city, renovation work will close part of city hall between March 17 and May 16. This includes the city...
As the city prepares to buy new body cameras for police officers, the Overland Park Police Department is revisiting its policies surrounding the devices — including potentially how it discloses footage.
Last week, Police Chief Doreen Jokerst, who took over...
Last year was both a time of renewal and controversy for the city of Lenexa as it saw projects get completed and made a decision that ultimately scuttled a highly-debated county homeless shelter.
The shelter decision came in Mayor Julie...
