So Prairie Village toddler Sam Komenda might not be the most beautiful baby in the country. But being in the top sixty isn’t bad… LIVE! with Regis and Kelly recently
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Suspects in burglary booked, court date set for Monday
The suspects arrested Tuesday when a Prairie Village resident called police after seeing three men leaving a residence near 76th Street and State Line Road have been booked at Johnson
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Lights, animatronic elves, action! Babick display up and running
We swung by Falmouth Street after Thanksgiving dinner around 7:30 p.m. to see how the debut of Mike Babick’s annual Christmas display was going, and while traffic was slow when
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Babick making final push toward Thanksgiving lighting ceremony
We caught up with Mike Babick Tuesday evening as he was nearing the end of a month-long marathon of wiring and construction for his annual holiday lighting display. Here’s what
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More police activity, this time at 75th and Roe
It’s been a busy day for police. Several squad cars just left the intersection of 75th Street and Roe Avenue. The police dispatcher said the cars were responding to “suspicious
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Code Red call leads to capture of final suspect in Prairie Village burglary attempt
The Prairie Village police department has put out a press release on this morning’s thwarted burglary. (KCTV 5 has a good description of the events with some additional information here).
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Police stop burglary in progress, three schools put on lockdown
Details are still coming in, but Prairie Village city officials have confirmed that a burglary in progress was stopped this morning. Three suspects were apprehended in the neighborhood near Indian
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Anti-police graffiti popping up near Somerset and Mission
We’ve had a couple of readers inquire about some anti-police graffiti that’s popped up near Somerset Drive and Mission Road. Someone has defaced the Do Not Enter sign at the
Prairie Village council allocates $536K
Speaking of money for streets and parks… The Prairie Village city council on Monday considered two fund allocation items totaling $536,000. The first, which was approved unanimously, allocated the $170,000
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Police warn residents to be wary during holiday season
Prairie Village police chief Wes Jordan is asking residents to keep an eye out for themselves and their neighbors as the holiday season gets under way. Though the string of
Fine for failing to wear seatbelt jumps 600 percent in Prairie Village…
…from $5 to $30. The Prairie Village city council voted unanimously Monday to update its city traffic ordinances to match the Standard Traffic Ordinance recommendations put out by the League
Prairie Village confirms new director of public works
The Prairie Village city council voted unanimously Monday to confirm Bruce McNabb as the new director of public works. McNabb comes to Prairie Village from Polk County, Fla., where he
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Macy’s cuts ribbon on remodeled store
Mayor Ron Shaffer and members of the city council joined the Northeast Johnson County Chamber of Commerce and Macy’s staff Thursday morning for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Macy’s remodeled Prairie
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Can we pique your interest in some peak fall color photos?
The fall colors are reaching their peak, so we thought we’d share some pics we’ve taken, as well as a couple that readers submitted, of fancy foliage. (Thanks to Laura
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Sun publisher Steve Rose pens last column
It was just last week that Johnson County Sun co-publisher Steve Rose was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the publication his parents started as The Prairie Scout in 1950. Today,
