By Dan Margolies A federal grand jury in St. Louis has indicted an Overland Park anesthesiologist on charges he conspired to defraud Medicare out of $26 million. The 25-count indictment
Dylan Ruffin, who fired shots towards Highlands Elementary in 2019 incident, pleads guilty
Highlands Elementary area shooting suspect Dylan Ruffin has pleaded guilty after shooting a gun inside his home near the school and later pointing it at police officers. After a brief
Suspect in Prairie Village shooting faces 1st degree murder charge
Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced Monday that the state of Kansas has charged a Des Moines, Iowa, man with premeditated first degree murder in the shooting death of
Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Johnson County commissioner against Blue Valley Schools
Update: Johnson County District Judge Robert Wonnell on Friday granted the Blue Valley School District’s motion to dismiss Johnson County Commissioner Charlotte O’Hara’s lawsuit. Wonnell agreed with the district’s contention that
Johnson County man sentenced to 13 years in prison for KCK drug deal that ended with 2 dead
By Peggy Lowe They raised the boy right, taught him the difference between right and wrong and tried to get him the best education. But sometime in his teens, Larry
Kansas governor lifts Leawood judge from Court of Appeals to State Supreme Court
By Stephen Koranda Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday picked an experienced appeals court judge, who started her career in retail sales, to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme
New Kansas court record system could expand access to hard-to-reach documents
By Roxie Hammill For anyone who’s not a lawyer, accessing court records in Kansas is a headache. Depending on the type of court, successfully obtaining records can involve an endless
Federal judge temporarily blocks Kansas governor’s religious-gathering limit for 2 churches
Two Kansas churches temporarily don’t have to abide by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly’s limit of 10 or fewer attendees, a federal judge ruled Saturday. The judge sided with the First
Kansas Supreme Court says legislators lacked authority to overrule governor’s order on church gathering size
By Jim McClean TOPEKA, Kansas — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly won a ruling from the Kansas Supreme Court Saturday that said she holds sweeping powers to shut down operations in
Former Shawnee city councilor Justin Adrian to serve 60 days of ‘shock time’ in jail
Former Shawnee city councilor Justin Adrian will spend 60 days of “shock time” in jail as a result of his plea to charges of aggravated battery and sexual battery this
Sen. Denning facing more than $80K in legal penalties after judge orders defamation suits against Steve Rose, KC Star thrown out
A Johnson County judge’s decision on Tuesday to toss Overland Park Sen. Jim Denning’s defamation lawsuit against former Kansas City Star columnist Steve Rose has the Republican Senate Majority Leader
JoCo judge tosses Sen. Denning’s defamation suit against Kansas City Star
A Johnson County District Court judge on Tuesday announced he was tossing out a defamation lawsuit brought by Overland Park Sen. Jim Denning against the Kansas City Star. With the
Man found with wife’s dismembered body in Lenexa storage unit sentenced to prison
A Johnson County judge on Friday sentenced Justin Rey, 37, to more than eight years in prison following his arrest after he and his children were discovered inside a Lenexa
Local lawmakers, advocacy groups react as Supreme Court deems K-12 funding constitutional
Following this morning’s long-awaited Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the K-12 funding formula approved by the legislature earlier this year, local lawmakers and advocacy groups are weighing in.
District attorney says police justified in shooting Dylan Ruffin in incident near Highlands
Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe’s office today released the conclusions of its review of the officer-involved shooting across the street from Highlands Elementary March 1. Howe said the use