The new Johnson County Courthouse will open in early 2021 with 24 finished courtrooms, up-to-date accessibility and an entry-way sculpture of multi-colored chains by Los Angeles artist Benjamin Ball, according
Education funding, climate change, legalizing marijuana: District 19 and 25 candidates talk big issues at Shawnee Mission Post forum
Candidates for Kansas House Districts 19 and 25 came out for the Shawnee Mission Post’s second night of forums heading up the November general elections last Thursday. Each area candidate
Faith-based adoption agencies, school district consolidation and Medicaid expansion: District 14, 17 and 18 candidates dig into the issues at Shawnee Mission Post forum
Candidates for the Kansas House seats in Districts 14, 17 and 18 came together Wednesday evening for the first of five Shawnee Mission Post’s October forums. The forums, ahead of
ACLU calls Shawnee Mission’s motion to dismiss 1st Amendment lawsuit ‘disappointing’
The ACLU of Kansas’s legal director is calling the Shawnee Mission School District’s recent motion to dismiss a case brought by students who say the district hindered their 1st Amendment
Teen driver in wreck that killed SM East student will spend 13 months in juvenile detention
A 16-year-old SM East student will spend 13 months in juvenile detention for his role in the Prairie Village car crash that led to the death of a classmate early
In latest Gannon ruling, Kansas Supreme Court says new K-12 formula does not meet adequacy requirement — but lays out path to constitutionality
The Kansas legislature’s latest K-12 funding plan does not meet the “adequacy” threshold required by the state constitution — but it could be made constitutional with relatively straightforward changes, the
Man pleads no contest to murder charge from 2015 shooting in northern OP
A 20-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has pleaded no contest to second degree murder charges stemming from a 2015 shooting in northern Overland Park that left two men dead. Marquise Deondre
‘The path forward seems clear, though not easy’: Reactions to Gannon ruling pour in from legislators, advocates
The Kansas Supreme Court’s ruling released Monday finding the legislature’s latest attempt at a school finance formula to be both inadequate and inequitable came as little surprise to many lawmakers and
Supreme Court rules in Gannon school finance case, says legislature’s 2017 law is unconstitutional
In a rare Monday decision, the Kansas Supreme Court this afternoon issued its long-awaited ruling in the latest phase of the Gannon v. State school finance case. The court found
Former Shawnee Mission NEA leader prevails in case against KPERS, which said she wasn’t eligible for retirement contributions while leading union
Former National Education Association – Shawnee Mission president Nancy Fritz has prevailed in her effort to get the Kansas Public Employee Retirement System (KPERS) to give her service credit for
Merriam police looking for couple suspected in metro-wide crime spree
Merriam police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two individuals suspected in a series of thefts across the metro area over the weekend. Anyone with information about the
Prosecutor who lives in Prairie Village named new Johnson County magistrate judge
Jenifer Ashford, a Prairie Village resident who current serves as prosecutor for the cities of Shawnee and Lake Quivira, has been named to fill a 10th judicial district magistrate judge
Overturning district court’s ruling, Kansas Supreme Court says Mission’s ‘driveway tax’ is illegal
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the city of Mission’s transportation utility fee met the definition of an illegal excise tax, setting up a potentially confusing series of
Kansas Supreme Court rules K-12 funding inadequate
The Kansas Supreme Court on Thursday issued the long-awaited ruling in the Gannon school funding case, a unanimous decision finding that the state’s K-12 funding mechanism does not satisfy the
Man who used knife to attempt kidnapping of woman in Mission grocery store parking lot sentenced to prison
The 34-year-old Overland Park man who attempted to abduct a woman in the parking lot of the Mission Hy-Vee a year ago was sentenced to eight and a half years
