Friends and family today are remembering Diane Jakobe, 53, of Leawood, who died of smoke inhalation after being trapped in her burning home Tuesday. Fire crews were able to break
- Fires
Leawood house a total loss after fire; two firefighters injured
Fire crews are still investigating the cause of the blaze that erupted in a north Leawood home Tuesday night, sending its occupant to the hospital in critical condition and causing
North Leawood fire critically injures woman; firefighter taken away on stretcher
A vigorous blaze at a home near 95th Street and Meadow Lane in north Leawood caused critical injuries to a woman after it erupted around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening. A
- Leawood
Google Fiber hosting community information nights for recently added cities
If you live in one of the cities that has made a deal with Google Fiber (and that is all of northeast Johnson County) then your next questions are likely
Leawood approves agreement with Google Fiber
A’ight, Leawood: You’re officially on the Google Fiber roadmap. Here’s the announcement from Google Community Manager Rachel Hack on the Fiber Blog: Leawood, Kansas Approves Fiber Tonight, the Leawood, Kansas
Leawood will consider Google Fiber agreement at Monday meeting
The good news for Johnson County fans of Google Fiber just keeps coming. Leawood this morning released an amended agenda for its City Council meeting Monday night, adding two items
- Leawood
Drawn to public service: Architects occupy many public offices in northeast Johnson County
Prairie Village Mayor Ron Shaffer is an architect. Roeland Park Mayor Joel Marquardt is an architect. So is Leawood Councilor Carrie Rezac. And there are more on councils and plan
- Crime
Proactive prostitution sting leads to more than 50 arrests in Prairie Village
Prairie Village and Leawood police collaborated in a sting operation last week that led to the arrest of more than 50 persons on pending charges of prostitution or soliciting a
Ranchmart North rehab gets preliminary site OK from Leawood planners
A remodel of the Ranchmart North shopping center at Mission Road and 95th Street received a preliminary plan approval Tuesday from the Leawood Planning Commission. The plan presented to the
Guns rights advocates hold ‘celebration’ picnic in Lenexa with pistols on their hips
Many of the same people who gathered in Prairie Village a month ago to hold a picnic protesting the city’s ban on openly carried weapons got together in Lenexa yesterday
Vendors preparing to take legal action against north Leawood Vintage Market owner
The abrupt departure last month of the Vintage Market in the north Leawood shops at Somerset Drive and Lee Boulevard caught several of the vendors who sold goods there off
- Business
North Leawood Vintage Market closes as store moves south to Town Center
Vintage Market, that quirky purveyor of quirky home furnishings, has closed its store in the north Leawood shops at Lee Boulevard and Somerset Drive in favor of a new space
- Crime
‘Catburglar’ suspected in Prairie Village, Mission Hills incidents
Northeast Johnson County law enforcement agents were among those breathing a sigh of relief at news last week that a “catburglar” had been arrested in the act. Leawood police apprehended
The suits against Prairie Village and Leawood’s open carry bans: FAQ
Since the Kansas Libertarian Party filed suit against Prairie Village and Leawood last week challenging their bans on openly carrying loaded weapons on public property, we’ve gotten a number of
New polls: Armed guards at Shawnee Mission schools, open carry laws in PV and Leawood
The news late Friday that the Kansas Libertarian Party was moving forward with a legal challenge to Prairie Village and Leawood’s ban on openly carrying weapons within their city limits
