Overland Park KS

There was speculation that Lucas could file to run for Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Local politicians gathered on March 19 to celebrate the completion of a gleaming new 470,000-square-foot human caging facility designed to hold up to 1,000 human beings, smiling broadly as they cut a ceremonial blue ribbon in front of the building where the region’s Black residents will be...

Firefighters pulled one person from a rooftop as flames tore through a vacant Kansas City home, threatening neighboring structures.

Elijah Wood left “The Lord of the Rings” fans happy — and with lots of photos for their social media accounts — while in town for Planet Comicon Kansas City over the weekend. On Saturday night, Wood, who played the Hobbit Frodo Baggins in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, took his Wooden Wisdom vinyl DJ project to the...

The Kansas City streetcar line extension ran straight into its first real stress test this past weekend. It didn’t pass. Saturday’s No Kings protest — the third so far — was also the first since the streetcar line pushed south to the Country Club Plaza last October. Thousands of people showed up and marched along a...

City Manager Paul Kramer said a TIF would help with investments in development in the district using revenue generated by it, without creating additional sales taxes on businesses.

A helicopter landed near the AMC theatres at the Olathe Station shopping district Sunday night, according to reports on social media and a flight tracking website. The helicopter landed about 8:45 p.m. on a little patch of grass between the Courtyard by Marriott and AMC Studio 28. The helicopter took off about 8:30...

Six people were injured in a rear-end crash on Friday night at the busy intersection of 95th Street and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park. The Overland Park Police Department’s online calls for service log shows officers were initially dispatched at 9:53 p.m. for a reported car fire. The call was updated to an injury...

Lee’s Summit police are investigating a shooting that injured one person amidst a large group at Lea McKeighan Park Sunday night. Officers were patrolling the area of the park on Chipman Road around 10 p.m. Sunday, which is about an hour before the park closes, when they heard gunshots and then saw vehicles exiting...

Big Grove Brewery — an Iowa-based brewery and restaurant — is opening its new taproom in Johnson County this spring. The brand announced its updated timeline for Prairie Village location on Monday, saying it’s now targeting a May 21 grand opening at 7060 Mission Road, according to a release from the company. In...