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Woman, 85, hospitalized following disturbance at Olathe Whole Foods store

An 85-year-old woman is hospitalized with serious injuries, and a 50-year-old man is in police custody following a disturbance at an Olathe Whole Foods...

Fed indictment says OP men bilked investors of $4M to buy luxury cars and vacations

Two Overland Park men face a federal indictment in connection with an alleged $4 million retail sales investment scheme. On Nov. 24, in the U.S....

Prairie Village explores banning monkeys. What about the one that already lives there?

The city of Prairie Village is considering banning all monkey species — with one potential exception. After two discussions in the last month about an...

Overland Park rolls out new online snow map that officials say will be more ‘accurate and timely’

After dealing with issues with its old snow map last winter, Overland Park has rolled out a new interactive map online to help residents...

Rainy Day Books, a Johnson County institution, marks 50 years in business

Locally owned Rainy Day Books has seen plenty of chapters open and close. The bookstore at the eastern end of the historic Fairway Shops has...

‘Think bigger’ — Overland Park rejects redevelopment plan off College

A proposed reuse of excess parking in the key College Boulevard corridor has hit a snag, but the project might get a second chance...

New 50-lot single-family subdivision gets greenlight from Lenexa commission

A Lenexa commission has advanced preliminary plans for a 33-acre, 50-lot subdivision in the western part of the city. On Monday, the Lenexa Planning Commission...

Popular sweets shop KCookies coming to southern Overland Park

It’s been roughly two years since Olathe-based KCookies took its first leap into brick-and-mortar business. When owner Christina Jokerst opened KCookies’ first storefront, it was...

Prairie Village unveils interpretive panel at Porter Park that tells ‘full history’ of city’s racist past

In February 1950, the owner of the land that is now Porter Park in Prairie Village created a single rule for that land: No...

Olathe retirees worry they’ll be forced back to work after city slashes health insurance contributions

One by one at a city council meeting last month, Olathe residents — most of them retired city employees — came forward to voice...