Olathe News

Walking into Community Threads KC in Olathe feels like walking into a boutique. So much so that people have come in wanting to buy something. “Which is good, but we don’t do that,” said founder Shelley White. “That’s not the...

Despite continued growth and development, Olathe officials say the city has to tighten its belt to preserve services and avoid future budget deficits. The Olathe City Council got its first look at the proposed 2027 budget on Tuesday. Residents won’t see...

Olathe Police are now calling Sunday’s shooting death at an apartment complex a homicide. The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Willow Crossing Apartments, 2324 E. Willow Drive, at about 7:55 p.m. The apartment complex is about three blocks...

Drivers with unpaid traffic tickets in Olathe and Shawnee can settle their dues in a creative way this summer: by donating school supplies. The cities are once again giving residents the opportunity to donate new school supplies as credit toward...

In downtown Olathe, one street is coming to life in more ways than one. Work is well underway on the County Square Commons redevelopment on Cherry Street. If all goes according to plan, multiple new businesses will open there by...

A 51-year-old man died at an area hospital after he was shot in the parking lot of an Olathe apartment complex on Sunday evening. At 7:55 p.m., police were called to 2324 E. Willow Drive for a reported armed disturbance. The...

A 33-year-old Olathe man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for a 2024 drunk driving crash that killed a Lenexa woman and seriously injured her husband. On Sept. 7, 2024, Vincente F. Perez was driving a...

An Olathe man will serve 22 years in federal prison for secretly recording a child in a bathroom. On Tuesday in Jeffrey T. Lyons, 33, of Olathe, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas,...

Update: Monday, June 29, 3:30 p.m. The Olathe Fire Department says fireworks caused a fire at a duplex Sunday night that displaced 13 people and caused $150,000 in damage. The department gave the update on Facebook on Monday morning, the day...

Olathe residents and soccer fans gathered in downtown Olathe on Friday June 26 for “Goal-athe,” a special World Cup edition of Fourth Fridays. Hosted by the Olathe Chamber of Commerce, the event broadcast France's win over Norway and Spain's victory...

The Olathe Police Department is asking for help locating a 7-month-old boy and his 28-year-old mother who went missing a month ago. Police said Atreus and Caprice Viehouser were last seen on May 28 near the 2100 block of East...

An Olathe man will serve more than two years in federal prison for smuggling advanced aviation technology into Russia. On June 9, Douglas Edward Robertson, 58, of Olathe, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court of Kansas in Kansas City,...