Newsletter

Every small business, no matter what kind, has a story. The businesses themselves may come and go, but their impact on their community remains. That’s how painter Martin Pyle sees it — especially when it comes to Overland Park, where...

Plans to reimagine excess parking and unused space at Corporate Woods near the heart of Overland Park are moving ahead, paving the way for a future with housing, dining and retail. Called The Woods, the site in question is in...

Since Roots Church KC, centered around LGBTQ and BIPOC communities, opened in the former Roeland Park United Methodist Church nearly two years ago, Rev. Lora Andrews has received frequent questions about a food pantry. For years, Roeland Park UMC operated...

On Saturday, in a Mission space that once housed offices, customers eagerly lined up for sweet treats. Though the bakery is new, its owner is not new to baking. Abeer Jari has been whipping up breads and pastries for decades,...

More details about a proposed shopping center in Lenexa that includes a new Hy-Vee grocery store emerged as the city's governing body agreed to move it forward. On Nov. 2, the Lenexa Planning Commission recommended approval for a preliminary plan...

The Leawood Police Department plans to swap out a federal grant it was originally awarded to buy a license plate reader and use it instead for a drone. The move, approved by the city council at its meeting on Monday,...

Updated: Tuesday, 3 p.m. Leawood Police say two people were arrested on pending felony charges following an investigation on Tuesday at a residence near 95th and State Line Road. In a news release Tuesday afternoon, Leawood Police Capt. Jason Ahring said...

Olathe Families United, the group fighting against the planned closure of six schools in the Olathe school district, is seeking about 500 more signatures by the end of Tuesday before submitting a petition that would call for a state...

Until a few months ago, everything was going as planned for Kwesi. He only had one more semester in his master’s program in kinesiology at Avila University in Kansas City and was working as a rehabilitation technician at a clinic...

For teachers, allowing parents to opt their students out of school-issued technology, like iPads and laptops, means hours spent creating a separate curriculum. It means creating possible disparities in what children learn, educators say, and giving less attention to...

A popular Overland Park Farmers’ Market vendor known for selling locally grown vegetables has passed away. Margarita Pearl, who operated the Pearl Family Farm booth with her family for many years, died last week following a multi-year battle with cancer....

For about 15 years now, Overland Park has been chipping away at a backlog of repairs to aging neighborhood streets that are in need of replacement or otherwise nearing the end of their functional lives. The projects, though necessary to...