Overland Park KS

Holidays apparently don’t mean anything to certain scammers. Residents began complaining to area law enforcement about alleged “final notices – court enforcement action” texts allegedly saying residents have court appearances at 9 am Monday in Olathe to handle different traffic violations like speeding or parking issues — as well as failure to pay electronic tolls.

A new text scam is tricking Johnson County residents into paying fake traffic fines or appearing in court, according to the District Attorney.

Over the past few months, viewers have flooded our newsroom with emails about trash littering roads and neighborhoods in Missouri and Kansas as the KC area prepares for the World Cup.

Carter Taylor sold her plasma to pay bills during her first year of teaching. She has worked alongside more than one colleague who lived out of their car but still showed up every day to teach. “We make too much to be eligible for affordable housing or housing vouchers,” said...

A Wyandotte County District Court judge released new details Monday in a slew of charges filed last month against a former Bonner Springs Police Department detective.

Overland Park residents are voicing concerns over a proposed Portfolio Homes pilot program ahead of a city council vote on the new development ordinance.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman died early Monday morning after Kansas City firefighters pulled her from the fifth floor of an apartment building during a fire. The fire department was initially called to the building on Flora Avenue near Linwood Boulevard just before 1:30 a.m. Monday to investigate an alarm going off on the first floor.

On a recent Monday afternoon in March, I walked a couple blocks from the streetcar to hop the 229 bus from downtown Kansas City, at Petticoat Lane and 11th Avenue, heading to the Departures curb at the Kansas City International Airport. Now, I consider myself a connoisseur of public transit...

A man is dead after shots were fired during an encounter with several other people Sunday evening in Kansas City’s North Town Fork Creek neighborhood, a police spokesperson said. Police received numerous calls regarding a shooting about 7:30 p.m. on Easter in the 5700 block of Askew Avenue , said Officer Alayna Gonzalez of the Kansas City Police Department. Arriving officers found an unresponsive man with apparent...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — The Overland Park Convention Center hosted a display of 150 giant heart sculptures Saturday as part of the “Unite 150” edition of the Parade of Hearts. The event showcased the artwork before the pieces are distributed to 50 communities across Kansas and Missouri.