The Shawnee Planning Commission gave the green light to a proposed multifamily development that spans dozens of buildings on nearly 27 acres of land near Maranatha Christian Academy in western Shawnee.
On Monday, the commission voted 9-0 to recommend approval...
An Overland Park teenager will spend the next four years in prison for stabbing two people in Shawnee, including breaking into a house and attacking his ex-girlfriend and another teen.
On Friday in Johnson County District Court, Christopher Curtis was...
A Japan-based home goods retailer appears to have set its sights on Johnson County.
Two new stores are in the works for Daiso in Johnson County — one in Shawnee and one in Olathe.
Both stores will open later this year
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A divided Shawnee City Council this week gave the OK to use city economic development money to help Friction Beer Co. renovate the top floor of its downtown storefront into an events space.
On Monday, the city council voted 5-4...
A Shawnee man was killed in a crash on Interstate 435 in Wyandotte County on Tuesday afternoon.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says Jacob Robert Thomas Rhodes, 21, of Shawnee, was killed in a single-vehicle crash at about 1:15 p.m.
According to...
When Eric Sweeney landed his first restaurant job in 1972, he didn’t know what was in store for the restaurant — or for him — in the coming decades.
At 12 years old, Sweeney said he already had an entrepreneurial...
From a new city administrator to park renovations, 2024 was a time of evolution and growth for the city of Shawnee, with more changes on the way.
That was the message underlying Mayor Micky Sandifer's State of the City address,...
Shawnee police and firefighters are investigating a deadly apartment fire that happened late Friday evening near 65th Street and Nieman Road.
Firefighters from three area departments were called to 6506 Barton Circle, in the Pinegate West apartments, at 7:27 p.m....
A former Shawnee youth pastor will spend more than 29 years in prison for attempting to kill his family and set his house on fire in 2023.
On Wednesday in Johnson County District Court, Matthew Lee Richards was sentenced to...
After a three-month break over winter, work rebuilding the I-435 bridge at Midland Drive in Shawnee recommences this Friday, bringing with it road closures and renewed anxieties for businesses in the area.
The closure of Midland Drive at I-435, as...
This past week, a space once occupied by an auto shop in downtown Shawnee officially took on new life as a bar and grill but with a nod to the building's history.
It’s been a busy first several days for...
Construction in Shawnee, particularly along Midland Drive, has prompted the city to postpone its popular annual cycling event, the Tour de Shawnee, for at least a few months.
On the official Tour de Shawnee website, the city announced that roadwork...
