3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1534+ words) The county transit fund is running dangerously low and commissioners are exploring a $600,000 infusion to keep operations going through the end of the year. Possible future elimination of the K-10 Connector route to Lawrence and the ride-hailing microtransit service is also…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (880+ words) It keeps happening. A youngster is riding a bike or a scooter or maybe just walking on the sidewalk to school and something goes wrong. The child wobbles near traffic just a couple of feet away, or maybe gets hit…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (739+ words) A citizen-led petition asking for a proposed data center in Edgerton to be voted on by the public will move forward after a Johnson County judge sided with two residents the city sued. On Sept. 3 in Johnson County District Court,…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1189+ words) Earlier this summer, a small Merriam church that was once home to the Madam C.J. Walker School made history by landing on the National Register of Historic Places. For Tony Adams, who grew up in the South Park area of Merriam…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (467+ words) The Olathe City Council recently got a first look at the design concepts for the rebuild of Santa Fe Street and I-35. City staff presented the plans, which include decorative fencing, landscaped medians and lighting, on Sept. 1. The $200 million overhaul is…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1283+ words) Students across the Kansas City area were welcomed back to class this week by sweltering temperatures and heat index values in the triple digits. Local schools are no stranger to back-to-school heat waves. In recent years, school districts have canceled…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (119+ words) Overland Park just lost a place for kids to jump into a new age. Pump It Up, an indoor inflatables venue known for bouncy birthday parties, has closed its doors in Overland Park — marking a departure from Johnson County as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (592+ words) Officer Freddie Castro’s mom, Michaela Robles, wants her son to be remembered for his smile and all he accomplished in life. Just 23 when he died, Castro had already reached all of his goals, which is something Robles said made her…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (220+ words) The Kansas Highway Patrol says a Kansas City, Kansas, man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in Olathe Monday morning. Troopers say the crash happened at about 9:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-35 north of 159th Street. According to the…...