Leawood News

Each year, tens of thousands of children diagnosed with autism, from mild to severe, enter adulthood and leave the safe confines of schools and their services behind.Every day, their parents, such as Jennifer Smith-Currier of Gardner, worry what will become of them.Its like, where is the journey going? said Smith-Currier, whose children Corinne, ...

LEAWOOD, Kan. a ' Four Johnson County cities are teaming up to sponsor a recycling event this weekend.

A defendant in a $14 million bank fraud indictment has pleaded guilty to mortgage fraud.

Leawood Historic Commission LEAWOOD, Kan. - " The Leawood Historic Commission undertook a historic district survey of 130 homes in the original plat of the City of Leawood.

He is often abused, infected with viruses and sometimes peed on. His life expectancy is only about five years on average.

The Kansas Department of Corrections is holding nearly 300 inmates claiming nationality in countries other than the United States.

Jackson County Sheriff's officers recovered a Volkswagen Touareg from Longview Lake Tuesday night, hours after an area resident called saying they saw the car go into the lake.Originally, sheriff's deputies were unsure if the call had been a hoax, as it took them four or five hours to find the car.

A 40-year-old south Kansas City woman was killed and another woman was injured Thursday in a freak accident at a Grandview car wash.Grandview police said the women were sitting on a bench in front of the business, 12204 Blue Ridge Blvd., waiting for their vehicles to come out of the car wash at 3:55 p.m. when they were struck by an SUV that ...

A 40-year-old woman was killed Thursday in an accident at the Grandview Car Wash at 12204 Blue Ridge, police said.

In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , the American Academy of Family Physicians stated its support for - and suggested amendments to - both the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act.

Leawood officials and a developer are locked in a legal dispute over a tract that the city has targeted for a future activity center.

Todays problemMargaret Lyddon of Overland Park has two questions:First, she asks, whats up with the flashing stop light at 135th Street and Briar Drive? It is almost impossible to turn off Briar going either way on 135th Street in the morning.Her second question is more complex.

Juvenile group homes will be subject to twice-a-year outside reviews under a series of changes to the system's operations, the head of the Juvenile Justice Authority announced this week.

Overland Park police have identified the driver of a vehicle involved in a Monday hit-and-run accident that injured two people, one of them critically.Police say he is a 17-year-old juvenile and a resident of Leawood.

David Cooper, president of Prudential Kansas City Realty, announced the transaction during a companywide address Tuesday morning.

For the past 35 years, Don Julian has been committed to setting a new standard for design, quality and outstanding customer service in the homebuilding industry, and his unique architectural designs and innovative, award-winning floor plans have become a Julian trademark in metropolitan Kansas City.

Sister stores, Bella Ba TMs Boutique and Bella Bambino, will open at 11555 Ash St.

ATCHISON, Kan. a ' Members of the legendary Ninety-Nines, the females-only aviation group begun by Amelia Earhart in 1929, will be in Atchison on Friday, October 23rd, to help celebrate the release of Fox Searchlighta TMs new biopic "Amelia". The film, starring Hilllary Swank , details the life of the pioneer aviatrix, who mysteriously disappeared ...

Leawood Mayor Peggy Dunn has been a prominent Johnson County Republican a number of years.

For relaxation and family fun, Buckley said, Loch Lloyd offers a 25-meter, six-lane lap pool with 12-foot dive well and 1-meter diving board and a separate baby pool with a waterfall.