Overland Park KS

MERRIAM, Kan. (KCTV) - A pair of businesses located off Shawnee Mission Parkway have been sold to be part of a larger redevelopment project. Block & Company, Inc., Realtors announced Thursday that the Chipotle restaurant and Shell gas station located on the northeast quadrant of I-35 and Shawnee Mission Parkway has...

The Shawnee Mission School District had to temporarily close the doors of one of its schools at the end of last school year because roof repairs led to chemical odors contaminating the building. Teachers reported migraines and difficulty breathing. Several called out sick. Students begged teachers to send them home,...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A suspect is in custody in Overland Park after they left the scene of a confrontation and a shooting in Kansas City, Kansas, Thursday night. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said a group of young men who know each other allegedly have an ongoing feud regarding possible stolen property...

An armed suspect who demanded a store employee call 911 and say they were being robbed Friday afternoon was shot and killed outside the store by Kansas City, Kansas, police officers.

TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation deleted the voicemail that prompted a police inquiry into the citizenship of a Lenexa City Council member, the bureau’s legal department says. Melanie Arroyo, a clinical counselor and art therapist who was elected to the city council in 2021, revealed the police...

You can’t miss the big gray box at the northeast corner of Broadway and 74th St–where The Well was located. Are windowless apartments going in there?!? Nope, that’s just the 5 story parking garage that confronts your eyes when driving by. The apartments, formerly known as 74 Broadway, will be wrapped around this...

KSHB 41 reporter La’Nita Brooks covers stories providing solutions and offering discussions on topics of crime and violence. Share your story idea with La’Nita. Last week, during the Kansas City Police Department's State of Public Safety address, the department reported significant declines in crime rates across the...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - August 7, 1782. Upon an order by George Washington, the first U.S. Military decoration, the Badge of Military Merit was created. It was awarded to three Revolutionary War soldiers for bravery in action. Today it’s known as the Purple Heart. More This Day in...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The 19-year-old believed to have shot a victim with a pre-existing traumatic brain injury during a robbery at a Kansas City convenience store has been arrested. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Thursday, Aug. 7, indicate that Anthony R. Rushing, 19, of Kansas...

When Michelle Lascon took over as Director of Operations for KC P.A.W.S. in 2019, the Waldo-based animal shelter was getting around 10 calls a week from distressed area families inquiring about how to go about surrendering an animal. Now, the phone rings constantly throughout the day, and Lascon says there...