By Jerry LaMartina The Shawnee City Council approved paying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad nearly $169,400 to install signals and gates for a quiet zone at 7315 Martindale Road. Assistant
- Paywall
On city staff since 1998, Shawnee City Manager Carol Gonzales announces resignation to join MARC
A fixture of civic life in Shawnee will be departing city hall next month. Shawnee City Manager Carol Gonzales on Monday submitted a letter of resignation to Mayor Michelle Distler, announcing
Shawnee council sets November public hearing on developer’s request for $25.3 million in finance incentives for Westbrooke Village revamp
By Jerry LaMartina Westbrooke Village at 75th Street and Quivira Road could be in for a $113 million makeover. The Shawnee City Council on Monday night approved holding a Nov.
Man killed after SUV overturns, lands under bridge in Shawnee
Visitors to Pioneer Crossing Park near the intersection of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Melrose on Saturday morning alerted police to a single car accident that left one man dead after
- Crime
Shawnee police investigate beating of woman, shots fired on Barton Drive
Shawnee police late Thursday night responded to a call of shots fired in the vicinity of 5200 Barton Drive to find a woman lying in the street badly beaten. The
- Paywall
Shawnee council approves property purchases as part of stormwater project along Nieman Road
By Jerry LaMartina The Shawnee City Council is under way on the estimated $4 million Nieman Road Corridor North Storm Drainage Improvements project to correct flooding of the Turkey Creek
- Arts
Shawnee council approves contribution of $250,000 in city funds for rehab of long-dormant Aztec Theater
By Jerry LaMartina The dormant Aztec Theater in downtown Shawnee is on its way to a rebirth. At its Monday night meeting, the Shawnee City Council approved a development agreement
- Paywall
Shawnee police set up ‘internet exchange’ space in parking lot that’s under constant video surveillance
Sites like Craigslist have made it more and more common for total strangers to meet up to buy or sell an item. The practice has been great for people looking
Developer, city begin process of vetting new development at 75th and Quivira in Shawnee
By Andy Graham The Shawnee City Council gave the go-ahead for developers to conduct a study on the feasibility and potential use of city tax incentives to build a new
- Paywall
City of Shawnee prevails in lawsuit regarding council denial of Vantage apartment complex project
A Johnson County District Court judge has absolved the city of Shawnee of any wrongdoing in its council’s decision to deny a controversial development plan last year that neighbors said
- Paywall
Raising Cane’s opens in Shawnee, first Kansas location inside 435 loop
A rapidly growing Louisiana-based chain focused on chicken fingers opened its first location inside the I-435 loop in Johnson County this week. Raising Cane’s, which offers meals that pair chicken
- Paywall
Shawnee Fire Department set to expand with new station, 12 new firefighters
By Natasha Vyhovsky The Shawnee City Council on Monday approved the acquisition of 1.66 acres of land at 53rd Street and Woodsonia Drive for $150,000 for the purposes of building
- Crime
Shawnee police looking for suspects in 2 armed robberies of Temp Stop
Shawnee police are asking for any information about the perpetrators who carried out armed robberies of the Temp Stop at 13515 W. 63rd Street this month. The robberies occurred Sunday, July
- Paywall
Shawnee city council accepts budget with funding for new city staff
By Natasha Vyhovsky The Shawnee city council last week approved a proposed 2018 budget includes funding for an expansion of city staff. The total budget authority for next year is
- Paywall
On 5-3 vote, Shawnee city council approves $19.5 million in public financing incentives for Bellmont Promenade development
By Natasha Vyhovsky The Shawnee city council approved a nearly $20 million tax incentive package for the development of Bellmont Promenade, a proposed retail and restaurant center for the corner
