Northeast Johnson County

A 20-year-old Missouri man was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 35 in Merriam on Friday night. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened in the northbound lanes of I-35 just north of 67th Street at 11:37 p.m. According...

Prairie Village Police say a man robbed the Taco Republic in Corinth Square on Saturday night. In a news release, Sgt. Josh Putthoff said officers responded to the restaurant at 4100 West 83rd St. at 9:21 p.m., after a call...

Prairie Village Police are investigating an armed robbery in Mission Hills on Monday evening that investigators say began as a deal for a gaming computer on Facebook Marketplace. In a news release Monday night, Prairie Village Police Sgt. Josh Putthoff...

An apartment developer wants tax increment financing incentives for a project in Mission. Kansas City, Missouri-based Block Real Estate Services, LLC plans to seek TIF dollars for the 307-unit apartment complex planned for 5665 Foxridge Dr., the site of a...

Five people were injured in a crash early Saturday afternoon on State Line Road near northeast Johnson County. Firefighters and paramedics from Johnson County and Kansas City, Missouri, responded to a three-vehicle crash at the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway...

The city of Mission is reviewing a second request for a tax abatement from a developer wanting to build apartments. But the plan no longer includes trading a city-owned park for more green space, which concerns some city councilmembers. In addition,...

A few northeast Johnson County cities — Fairway, Roeland Park and Westwood — have begun their annual leaf collection programs, with efforts continuing over the next month. Below is how each city is handling leaf collection this year, including collection...

Volunteers with the city of Mission's holiday adoption program, which is primarily in full swing each winter in northeast Johnson County, have continued serving the community through Harvesters programming this summer. Over the history of the program, volunteers are busiest...

An amateur chorus of senior singers has just debuted its first season in northeast Johnson County — and is already gearing up for its second. The chorus, EncoreKC!, organized earlier this year and began rehearsals in February. So far, EncoreKC!...

Gun violence was not at the heart of the panel discussion convened Thursday by Village Presbyterian Church about gun violence. It was relationships. Relationships between parents and children, between teachers and students, between law enforcement and people at risk of completing...

After Kansas legislators changed state laws to allow grocery stores and convenience stores to sell stronger beer, several cities in northeast Johnson County have been changing their codes to reflect the change. Grocery and convenience stores are now permitted to...

Gov. Laura Kelly has selected five local educators and advocates to sit on the Governor’s Council on Education. The new council includes former Fairway Rep. Melissa Rooker, who was recently appointed by Kelly as the new executive director of the...