Olathe Area

The four candidates vying for two places on the Johnson County Commission started a forum Tuesday night on the subject of county spending. But before their hour was up, they had also delved into a variety of other topics, including...

This campaign season, Post editor Kyle Palmer has extended offers for one-on-one Q-&-As to all candidates running for statewide offices, including U.S. Senate, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Kansas State Board of Education.  We will publish videos of...

A Kansas-based grocer’s new Olathe store has officially begun to take shape. This week, grocery chain Dillons held a groundbreaking in Olathe, marking the start of construction as the store works toward an opening in 2027. Dillons is coming to ​​College...

By Grace Hills Republican incumbent Attorney General Kris Kobach touted his record while Democrat challenger Chris Mann accused Kobach of using the office to advance his own political agenda at a debate Tuesday. Moderator Nick Haines asked the candidates a range...

Tune in live to watch the Johnson County Post's forums for candidates running for four Kansas House districts in southwestner Johnson County. The Post is hosting two one-hour forums, back-to-back, on Wednesday night at the Spring Hill Civic Center. Starting at...

A California man was killed in a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 35 in Olathe early Wednesday morning. The Kansas Highway Patrol says the crash happened around 2:15 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35, about a half mile south of...

Olathe families are trying to collect 6,100 signatures to trigger a state review of the six impending school closures in the Olathe Public Schools district. Families across the schools organized under Olathe Families United, formed in September to fight the...

This is breaking news. This story will be updated as we learn more.  Updated: 12 p.m., Wednesday The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that left northbound Interstate 35 in Olathe closed for more than seven hours Wednesday morning. By noon,...

By Grace Hills After Republican Kansas U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall’s attack ad alleging that Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton “protected a pedophile” who volunteered at his church camps aired during Sunday’s Chiefs game, Lea Ann Combs’ phone lit up. “It looks like...

Property taxes and county spending dominated the Johnson County Post's forum Tuesday night between the two contenders for Johnson County Commission chair. Though there were a few side trips prompted by audience questions into affordable housing, homelessness and even the...

Tune in live to watch the Johnson County Post's forums for candidates running for the Board of County Commissioners. The Post is hosting two one-hour forums, back-to-back, on Tuesday night at Central Resource Library in Overland Park. Starting at 6 p.m.:...

This campaign season, Post editor Kyle Palmer has extended offers for one-on-one Q-&-As to all candidates running for statewide offices, including U.S. Senate, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State and Kansas State Board of Education.  We will publish videos of...