Overland Park KS

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder, police said.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - A threat was made against a Kansas City elementary school that a fallen officer was known to volunteer at in the hours after his death. Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools has confirmed that Banneker Elementary School was placed on lockdown earlier on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A $100 billion data center project is set to transform the area north of KCI and create opportunities for other companies to move there. Port KC announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26, that a $100 billion data center campus is expected to bring critical infrastructure and investment to the area.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Children’s Mercy Hospital announced the opening of its new Partial Hospital Program (PHP), which is designed to support children and adolescents facing mental health challenges. The program aims to bridge the gap between inpatient and outpatient services, offering a more intensive level of care...

OVERLAND PARK, KS – Handel’s Ice Cream, a brand known for handmade ice cream since 1945, is opening its first Kansas location. The new shop will be near Oak Park Mall at 11885 West 95th Street. The grand opening is scheduled for Thursday, August 28, at 11 a.m. The first 100 guests will have a chance to win free ice...

'Senseless, unnecessary': KCK Mayor Tyrone Garner speaks after another officer dies in line of duty. Ofc. Simoncic's death marked the second line-of-duty death in Wyandotte County in a month.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A fire damaged a two-story home Sunday afternoon in Overland Park near 154th Street and Robinson Avenue, the Overland Park Fire Department says. Around 4 p.m., OPFD and the Leawood Fire Department were called to the scene, where they found smoke rolling from the house.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A driver is in custody after a crash in Kansas City injured a woman Monday afternoon. The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department said officers were called to the intersection of 38th & Baltimore at 3:43 p.m. for a crash that resulted in injuries. That’s in...

A final autopsy report for an Overland Park woman – whose remains were found in northeast Cowley County earlier this summer – have left the exact cause of her death unclear. The Sedgwick County Forensic Science Center in Wichita listed both the cause and manner of death for...