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PHOTOS: Overland Park's Clock Tower Landing opening nears
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (644+ words) Work continues in downtown Overland Park as the opening date for the Overland Park Farmers" Market at Clock Tower Landing approaches rapidly. When completed, the reimagined area off Santa Fe Drive between 79th Street and 80th Street will offer a new pavilion…...
The Golden Scoop, ice cream shop with a cause, marks five years
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1138+ words) Throughout the past five years, Trey Lockwood has worn many hats at The Golden Scoop. During his Thursday shift at the ice cream shop off 103rd Street near US-69, he moved quickly and diligently from task to task. When he's not…...
SMSD grapples with shrinking state funds, declining enrollment
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1748+ words) The avalanche of gloomy news started early at a recent Shawnee Mission School Board meeting and did not abate as the clock ticked on. That final bit of news, which came from a demographic report, prompted a discussion about finding…...
Blue Valley School Buzz: School finance 101 - How Blue Valley Schools is funded
2+ week, 5+ day ago (173+ words) Blue Valley School Buzz: School finance 101 " How Blue Valley Schools is funded'Johnson County Post Blue Valley School Buzz: School finance 101 " How Blue Valley Schools is funded Have you ever wondered how Blue Valley Schools is funded? Here's a quick look…...
In-N-Out Burger to Overland Park? A 'painful' April Fools' joke
2+ week, 5+ day ago (537+ words) For a split second on Wednesday morning, thousands of Kansas City area foodies" dreams came true. Then, they realized what day it was. Viral social media posts on Wednesday " April 1, 2026 " claimed Overland Park was getting a new In-N-Out Burger restaurant....
Mission apartment project adds third building, townhomes
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (846+ words) A plan for a proposed apartment development off Metcalf Avenue near downtown Mission is once again changing to include townhomes and a third residential apartment building. During a work session last week, the Mission City Council heard Block Real Estate's…...
Helicopter lands at Olathe Station parking lot, drawing crowd and police attention
3+ week, 1+ day ago (567+ words) An unexpected helicopter landing in an Olathe shopping center attracted a crowd and police late Sunday evening and created some social media buzz. The helicopter, a 2004 Robinson R44 II, took off from the Kansas City Downtown Airport at 8: 25 p. m. Sunday and flew…...
3 hurt after wrong-way driver causes head-on collision on Metcalf
3+ week, 5+ day ago (286+ words) The Mission Police Department says a wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash on Metcalf Avenue late Wednesday evening. Police, firefighters, and paramedics were called to the intersection of 56th Street and Metcalf Avenue at 7: 54 p. m. Arriving firefighters reported two vehicles with heavy…...
Mission Police exchange gunfire with Target burglary suspect, seriously wounding him
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (621+ words) Updated Wednesday, March 18. The suspect in the Target burglary over the weekend faces multiple charges and remains hospitalized after exchanging gunfire with a police officer. Online court records show William H. Parker III was unable to attend his scheduled first appearance…...
Mission Police exchange gunfire with Target burglary suspect
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (461+ words) A Mission police officer exchanged gunfire with a burglary suspect early Sunday morning, seriously wounding the suspect. In a news release, Mission Police Chief Dan Madden says officers were called to the Target store at 6100 Broadmoor St. for a reported…...