4+ day, 38+ min ago   (424+ words) The driver in a July crash in Prairie Village that left a construction worker dead will face a municipal citation but no criminal charges. The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office this week declined to bring charges for the July 6 crash…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (599+ words) A Johnson County woman has filed a lawsuit against Kansas City-based Genesis Health Clubs, alleging she was groomed and sexually abused by one of the company’s personal trainers when she was a teenager. On Sept. 1 in Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (157+ words) Overland Park firefighters worked for more than two hours to extinguish a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 435 near Quivira Road on Tuesday evening. Firefighters were called to the westbound lanes of I-435 at 5:14 p.m. and arrived to find smoke from the back of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (911+ words) Merriam’s first grocery store in eight years officially opened to the public on Wednesday morning. Hundreds of shoppers showed up to the California grocery chain’s Wednesday morning opening of the new Merriam store at 8700 Shawnee Mission Parkway, lining up out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (180+ words) An immigration enforcement operation in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday morning spilled over into Prairie Village, causing confusion and concern amongst residents. An Olathe man originally from Honduras was detained as part of a targeted enforcement operation. He is currently…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (740+ words) For nearly half a century, kids have spent their summers away from screens, exploring some tucked-away woods in southern Johnson County instead. Now, 48 summers later, that era quietly and abruptly came to an end. Via email, day camp Outdoor Education…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (222+ words) One person was killed, and at least four others were injured in crashes on Interstate 435 in Overland Park on Friday evening. The first crash happened at about 8:45 p.m. at the exit from westbound I-435 to U.S. 69 Highway. Recorded radio traffic from arriving Johnson…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (700+ words) Residents near a future Dillons in west Olathe said they were excited when they learned the grocery store was coming. They’re less enthusiastic about the hundreds of apartments and townhomes proposed next door. City staff and developers gave a first…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) A Johnson County man has been sentenced to more than 65 years in prison for the February 2025 murders of his mother and aunt. Luke Anthony Howard, 35, entered guilty pleas in May on two counts of intentional second-degree murder for the killings…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (125+ words) A boba tea shop appears to have closed its doors in Overland Park, at least for now. Locally owned Flower Tea has closed “indefinitely”, after roughly two years at the Stanley Station shopping center. Want more food and drink news?...