Blue Valley Area

Kansas Turnpike Authority OKs express toll lanes on U.S. 69 The Kansas Turnpike Authority and the State Financial Council have both approved the addition of express toll lanes on U.S. 69 between 151st and 103rd streets in Overland Park. The approvals...

The Overland Park City Council on Monday night approved adding toll lanes to U.S. Highway 69, in a move aimed at easing congestion south of 103rd Street.  Why it matters: City leaders say expanding U.S. 69 is long overdue. The...

The deputy secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation was in Overland Park  Monday to make the state's pitch for adding an express toll lane on U.S. Highway 69 as a way to address the frequent traffic congestion that's...

City leaders, the Kansas transportation department and public will convene Monday night in a discussion session that may finally decide what Overland Park should do about daily traffic slow downs on U.S. Highway 69. Representatives from KDOT will present the...

By Jodi Fortino  Johnson County residents raised concerns during a virtual meeting this week about the potential toll costs associated with a U.S. 69 Highway expansion proposal. The meeting was the second in a series of town hall meetings hosted by...

As schools fluctuate between in-person, hybrid and online only learning during the pandemic, students' mental health has remained a top concern in Johnson County, and nationwide. While some communities, like Clark County, Nev., saw increased youth suicide rates following COVID-19...

Johnson County taxpayers can expect to see a letter in their mailbox from the Johnson County Treasury department in the near future. The first half of real estate and personal property taxes are due by Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 and...

It’s been a trying summer for Black police officers in Johnson County. Sparked by the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people at the hands of police, a nationwide reckoning with racial justice and police accountability is...

Black men who spoke at a panel discussion Tuesday night in Overland Park unanimously agreed there is 100% a problem with racism in Johnson County. Hosted by the Advocacy and Awareness Group of Johnson County and co-organized with efforts from...

Overland Park officials have released police body camera footage showing the arrest of a peaceful protestor in a residential neighborhood Friday night and a subsequent physical interaction between another protestor and officers. That interaction led to an officer scraping...

Johnson County leadership needs to do more to acknowledge the racism in the county's past and to seek out ways to change, Commissioner Janeé Hanzlick said Thursday. Hanzlick was joined by Commissioner Becky Fast in remarks at the end of...

Following this morning's long-awaited Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the K-12 funding formula approved by the legislature earlier this year, local lawmakers and advocacy groups are weighing in. The court's ruling, which found that the addition of approximately...