Government & PoliticsJohnson County’s Negro Creek to keep controversial name, commemorating its grisly pastJohnson County can’t “rewrite history,” the county’s NAACP president said. Historians recently uncovered the painful story behind the creek’s name.Updated April 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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LocalKansas City, Kansas, man sentenced after firing officer’s gun in mall in 2023Updated February 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
LocalKansas City, Kansas, man sentenced after shooting police officer in 2020: ProsecutorUpdated January 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
LocalMartin City Brewing co-founder charged with manslaughter in 2020 crash that killed threeUpdated December 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM
LocalLockdown lifted at Shawnee Mission South after student arrested for bringing gun to schoolUpdated December 9, 2024 at 3:55 PM
LocalMan charged with Overland Park sexual assault was previously convicted of attempted rapeNovember 23, 2024 at 9:04 AM
LocalCar fire shuts down Overland Park highway off-ramp Tuesday afternoon: PoliceNovember 5, 2024 at 3:41 PM
LocalMan sentenced to more than 17 years in prison after rape of 85-year-old dementia patientUpdated October 28, 2024 at 12:33 PM
LocalFormer Overland Park physician pleads guilty to creating, possessing child pornographyOctober 16, 2024 at 9:44 PM
LocalOverland Park names its new police chief, the first woman to lead the departmentAugust 28, 2024 at 11:36 AM
LocalJohnson County city refused to give $1,300 to help run homeless shelter. Will others pay?Updated August 14, 2024 at 10:12 AM
DevelopmentYouth sports mecca, with hockey and zip lines, to open in Overland Park this fallUpdated July 11, 2024 at 1:12 PM
LocalOverland Park OKs plan for $34 million new farmers market with year-round indoor pavilionJuly 2, 2024 at 1:28 PM
CrimeOlathe business owner pleads guilty to money laundering in $4.7 million drug trafficking schemeUpdated July 2, 2024 at 9:08 AM
LocalOverland Park teen charged with attempted murder in double stabbing: ProsecutorsJune 24, 2024 at 9:48 PM
LocalMajor Johnson County interchange to close for months as U.S. 69 expands, adds express lanesUpdated June 18, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Government & PoliticsDevelopers have yet to start $2B project. Overland Park gives them a 2-year extensionUpdated May 28, 2024 at 3:39 PM
LocalSon mourns former Overland Park officer shot in North Carolina. ‘I hope to be just like him’Updated May 3, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Education‘Continues to suffer’: Johnson County mom sues, says school failed to keep trans son safeUpdated May 1, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Johnson CountyIn tough times, Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens ‘beneficial to the soul’September 8, 2020 at 5:00 AM
Johnson CountyFrom prairie to Johnson County gem: A look at the rich history of LeawoodUpdated July 21, 2020 at 1:01 PM
