Overland Park KS

Superintendent Marty Kobza of Lansing USD 469 allegedly spent more than $20,000 on an investigation of board member Amy Cawvey, but, according to Cawvey, he never provided her the complaint on which the investigation was launched. Kobza may have violated board policy with the expenditure, according to Cawvey....

Next year, Kansas City’s only drinking water treatment plant will celebrate its 100th birthday. It’s a milestone worth applauding, for sure, but it’s also a reminder that the city has only one place where it makes clean water. KCUR's Noah Taborda explains why that's a vulnerability and...

OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) - The Olathe Fire Department is offering a free way for residents to dispose of their unused or expired medications at home. “Get a prescription for a ‘healthy holiday around the home’,” the department wrote in a post on X, demonstrating how to use the pouches.

Kansas City bans religious symbols from City Hall holiday displays, sparking controversy. But it reportedly allowed a Menorah lighting Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 45-year-old woman from Lenexa was found dead Monday morning after she disappeared early Sunday, the Lenexa Police Department (LPD) announced. According to LPD, Amber J. Foster was found dead in a Lenexa neighborhood — near West 86th Street and Haven Street — on Monday.

A massive blaze at a lumberyard shot flames into the air that could be seen by morning commuters as they headed through the Jackson Curve east of downtown Kansas City Tuesday. Firefighters responded to the blaze around 6:15 a.m. at the Central Missouri Reload Inc. lumberyard, 3900 E. 14th Terrace, said Battalion...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One Kansas City child battling a disease is waiting for a generous person to step up and change her life. 7-year-old Evelyn Minjares was a completely normal kid until one day, everything changed. In December of 2024, she began to swell with fluid. After testing, it was determined that she...

Gary Nickerson found himself caught between drastically increased insurance costs from the city of Olathe and uncertainty over federal health care subsidies that are set to expire in two weeks.

Most seniors who own property in Platte County will get more relief after the county commission expanded its senior tax credit program Monday.

TOPEKA — In California, a group of immigrants is suing CoreCivic, alleging inhumane conditions with inadequate food and water, failure to offer adequate medical care and denying access to counsel. In Tennessee, multiple lawsuits have accused the company of failing to keep detainees safe. In April, a jury awarded...