Local Government

Citing a surge in public concern for children's safety, the city of Prairie Village is considering new restrictions on e-scooters and e-bikes. On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council voted 11-0 during a committee meeting to direct city staff to...

Leawood residents at Tuesday’s open house on the historic city hall and Fire Station No. 1 saw a revised list of options significantly different from the ones last discussed at a city council meeting in June. The open house on...

The city of Prairie Village is looking to crack down on some homebuilding practices in response to ongoing resident complaints about construction in single-family neighborhoods, particularly noise coming from teardown-rebuild projects. Teardown-rebuilds — when an existing, usually smaller home is...

Overland Park is taking steps to acquire a seven-story office building near College Boulevard and Metcalf Avenue for $22.5 million that will serve as a future city hall. The nearly 155,000-square-foot building at 6201 College Blvd. is currently home to...

After an independent retired engineer got involved, an Olathe woman feels even more confident that the city should address flooding on her property that has damaged her family’s home multiple times. That’s because David Silverstein, the engineer, found that the...

Overland Park has proposed a 2026 budget that would keep the municipal property tax rate flat, but most homeowners should expect to see their city tax bill go up as property values continue to climb. Last month, the Overland Park...

Michael Wilkes — the longest-serving Olathe city manager in the city's history — announced his retirement after the first quarter of 2026 at Tuesday’s city council meeting. “(Councilmember) Marge (Vogt) and I were on the council 26 years ago, when...

Editor's note: This story was updated at 4:41 p.m. July 7 to include the correct mill levy for this year is 24.125. County commissioners last week took a step toward finalizing the 2026 county, parks and library budget with a...

By Josh Merchant Washington Square Park. A cluster of lots in North Kansas City. The former Sprint Campus in Overland Park. Perhaps even the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s headquarters, just west of 18th Street and the Paseo. In more than...

Updated, Wednesday, June 25, at 3 p.m.: Property owners in the Blue Valley School District affected by an omission error in property tax years of 2023 and 2024 will have more time to pay what they owe. Last month, Johnson County...

After eight months of renewed talks and work sessions, the Leawood City Council appears no closer to choosing a comprehensive master plan for the original City Hall and Fire Station buildings at 96th Street and Lee Boulevard. Rather than choosing...

The city of Prairie Village is locked in on a $30 million municipal complex project, despite some resident calls for a public vote on the issue. On Monday, the Prairie Village City Council in two separate 9-2 votes made critical...