Shawnee Mission Area

Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Johnson County celebrated a company's plans to halt the sale of land in Kansas City, Missouri, for a potential immigration detention center. On Thursday, Davids stated her support for the decision made by the...

U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best Places to Live" rankings feature three Johnson County cities. The publication picked the 250 top places to live in the U.S., according to several factors, including quality of life, affordability and strength of...

Small businesses in Overland Park have a new opportunity for a financial boost. The Overland Park Chamber of Commerce has launched a new “micro grant” program, offering small businesses a chance to get funds for development and expansion. The program is...

Larry Olin Pitts; Patricia Ann Antonopoulos; Lizabeth Jan Smith; Vernon Charles Hales; Marianna E. Whitaker; Carolyn Jane Davidson; Glenn E. Kater; Leo DeSpain; Sophie Christine Symeon; Virginia Lee Siecgrist; Michael Craig Moors; Wilma Arlene Burroughs; James L. Hiebl; ...

The condemnation of the Aspen Place apartments, which abruptly forced hundreds of tenants out of their homes in Gardner, shocked Johnson County when it happened nine months ago. That shock continued to ripple on Wednesday in a Kansas Senate hearing...

Hundreds of Shawnee Mission North students walked out of school on Wednesday, joining hundreds more across Johnson County to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. “Say it loud, say it proud, immigrants are welcome here,” the roughly 300 Bison chanted...

As the Westbrooke Village shopping center at 75th and Quivira undergoes renovations, it will lose one of its remaining longtime tenants. During a Shawnee City Council meeting a couple of weeks ago, city officials announced that along with a new...

A family of Argentina natives in Johnson County is celebrating their home country's national soccer team setting up its base camp in Kansas City for this summer's World Cup. Last week, Argentina's national football team, the reigning World Cup champions,...

Several Merriam homes and businesses were evacuated after a construction crew struck a gas line along Antioch Road near Shawnee Mission Parkway late Wednesday evening. Overland Park firefighters and Merriam police were first called to the area at about 4...

Helmets will become a requirement for anyone under 18 riding an electric-powered scooter, bicycle or other device in Leawood, the city council has decided. The Leawood City Council last week approved the new rule, which will go into effect after...

Overland Park Police say a man robbed a Pizza Hut near 75th Street and Metcalf Avenue on Tuesday night. Officers were called to the business at 7620 Metcalf Avenue at 9:05 p.m. for a reported armed robbery. Overland Park Police spokesperson,...

By Zane Irwin At the start of the year, a proposal to ban cell phones in K-12 Kansas schools seemed to enjoy the same kind of bipartisan support as legislation that brought the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas and nixed...