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Overland Park is almost ready to move ahead on a new Overland Park Police Department training facility and some other major public safety investments. In the city's draft capital improvement plan list for 2025-28, the city has budgeted nearly $20...
For 13 Johnson County police agencies and hundreds of listeners to police radio scanners and phone apps, Jan. 23 will be "Encryption Day." Law enforcement officials see it as the day they take back control over how much of their...
A man was detained by police after leading officers on a low-speed car chase early Saturday evening. Mission Police tell the Post that the man had made suicidal comments on Saturday afternoon. Recorded radio traffic indicates that officers were searching for...
An attempted police stop in Kansas City, Kansas, led to prolonged pursuit that ended in Shawnee early Sunday morning with no suspect in custody. Recorded radio traffic indicates that a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper tried to stop a man on...
Four Overland Park police officers who have been on leave since May 2022 after facing accusations of misusing police charity funds have all resigned.  The city of Overland Park announced the officers’ resignations Friday just before 5 p.m. Their departure...
Prairie Village Police are putting the razors away in support of a young Shawnee Mission East student who is fighting for her life. The police department is going a full month this November without shaving their facial hair — which...
Shawnee Police arrested Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross on Monday afternoon. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office booking log shows that Ross, 23, was arrested at his Shawnee apartment at 2:54 p.m. He was then booked into the Sheriff’s Office...
Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe will not charge four Overland Park police officers for alleged misconduct related to their activities connected to a police charity.  The four officers — Sgt. Brandon Faber, Officer Brad Heater, Sgt. Rachel Scattergood and...
Lenexa Police confirm carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death for Kenna Kobin, 32, a Shawnee Mission North High School educator found dead at her home last week. Another female victim, Kobin's wife Katie King, remains hospitalized in serious...
Overland Park has taken a number of steps aimed at building trust in the community, all outlined in an international police pledge. The Trust Building Campaign initiative, which the department embarked on earlier this year, is through the International Association...
Correction: An earlier version of this story referred to the Overland Park FOP incorrectly as a police union. Though some FOPs function as unions, Overland Park's does not. Where exactly the criminal investigation into alleged mishandling and misappropriation of...
By Blaise Mesa When Jeremy Sellhorn bought a 1986 Chevrolet El Camino, it marked a turning point in his life. He had been couch surfing, low on cash and having relationship troubles. He turned his life around and bought the car,...