Area soldier dies in Afghanistan combat
May 26, 11:57 PM
A Johnson County man has died of wounds suffered during combat in Afghanistan.
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- Ex-convict, 64, accused of robbing Overland Park bank May 23, 8:07 PM
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» Public Safety
- Gardner man with past exotic pet problems is charged with trying to hire hit man May 24, 3:59 PM
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- Burglars strike OP business center, taking flat screen TVs, computers from dozens of offices May 15, 11:51 AM
- Suspected thief dies of injuries from crash of stolen Jeep May 10, 3:48 PM
- Orange toy gun prompts lockdown at Shawnee Mission East May 10, 10:46 PM
» Schools
- Blue Valley senior is on the verge of a quantum leap for science
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» Overland Park
Area soldier dies in Afghanistan combat
May 26, 11:57 PM
A Johnson County man has died of wounds suffered during combat in Afghanistan.
913 | Overland Park teen is in pursuit of a cure for Alzheimer's
May 26, 11:42 PM
Suruchi Ramanujan is only 13. Still wearing braces.
- Burglars strike OP business center, taking flat screen TVs, computers from dozens of offices
- Body found in Indian Creek may be that of missing man
- Young man from Overland Park is fatally shot in Dallas
- Women celebrate Mother’s Day with 5K run
- Smoke alarm credited with saving OP man from fire
Lenexa
Fire damages Lenexa apartment building; no injuries
May 11, 5:25 PMA fire this morning forced the evacuation of a Lenexa apartment building.
Lenexa murder suspect ordered to stand trial
May 4, 6:20 PMA Johnson County judge ordered a Lenexa man Friday to stand trial for the March 13 strangulation killing of his wife.
» Shawnee & DeSoto
Lake Quivira man dies from injuries in crash
May 21, 4:54 PMPolice on Monday identified the man who died from injuries suffered in a crash last week in Shawnee as Donald Sneed, 69, of Lake Quivira.
» Olathe
Olathe student wins $12,600 on ‘Jeopardy!’; advances in tourney
May 5, 12:58 AM
Evan Eschliman of Olathe advanced in the “Jeopardy!” Teen Tournament in dramatic fashion, buzzing in with a tiebreaking answer about the George Orwell novel “1984.”
Olathe Republican sues over redistricting
May 3, 5:59 PMA Republican precinct committee member from Olathe filed a lawsuit Thursday in federal court over the Kansas Legislature’s failure so far to redraw the state’s political boundaries.
- Great Mall in Olathe back to normal after suspicious package found
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- Police ID man killed while crossing busy Olathe street on scooter
- Elderly man on scooter struck, killed by SUV
- Missing 18-year-old man found
