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Leawood, Kansas is located in Johnson County. Zip codes in Leawood, KS include 66206, 66211, and 66209. More Leawood information.

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8 hrs ago | Business Journal

Glimcher adds to Kansas retail holdings with $67.5M deal

The Columbus-based company said it has purchased the One Nineteen outdoor retail center in Leawood, Kan., for $67.5 million.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Daily Kos

Kansas closer to drowning the beast

I know there are a lot of smart people in Kansas. It's just that they tend not to manage a legislative majority there.

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Sat May 26, 2012

The Capital-Journal

Politicians play hardball on map software fracas

The book on Gov. Sam Brownback's involvement in redistricting of the state's four major political maps is a mystery.

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Thu May 24, 2012

WDAF

Hitman Hired to Kill Man's Ex-Wife, Police Say

OLATHE, Kan. - Charged with conspiring to commit murder in the first degree, 49-year-old Rheuben C. Johnson III is being held on a million dollar bond.

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Mon May 21, 2012

The Pitch

AMC purchased by Chinese company for $2.6 billion

First AMC announced that it was leaving downtown Kansas City, where it had been headquartered since 1920, and now its ownership has left the country.

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The Capital-Journal

Board of Regents taps new leadership

The state board with jurisdiction over Kansas' higher education system will be led by a pair of lawyers from Independence and Leawood.

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Sun May 20, 2012

WDAF

Wigging Out in Leawood for a Good Cause

LEAWOOD, Kan. - Twenty-six men, women, and children walked out of the Nativity Catholic School cafeteria with new shorter hairdos.A It was for an event called "Wigging Out!"A People donated at least eight inches of hair for wigs for people with cancer or other diseases that cause hair loss.

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Fri May 18, 2012

Prairie Village Post

In upcoming local election, 'fate of this state' at stake, says Steve Rose

Former Johnson County Sun publisher Steve Rose has spent decades analyzing Johnson County and Kansas politics.

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Thu May 17, 2012

WDAF

Dog Threat Prompts Mail Method Change, Upsets Residents

LEAWOOD, Kan. -A A letter carrier was allegedly threatened by a dog in a Leawood neighborhood and now the residents there say the post office is making them pay for it by changing the way they get their mail.

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Wed May 16, 2012

WDAF

Family Shares Story of Frozen Egg Baby

LEAWOOD, Kan. - She is the first baby born in the metro area and the entire state of Kansas using a frozen egg.A Her name is Morgan Bell and on Wednesday, the infertility doctor who helped make her life possible got to meet her.

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Tue May 15, 2012

Business Journal

Houlihan's confirms reports that it's weighing a sale

However, she would not provide additional information beyond saying that, despite a report to the contrary, the company saw sales increase last year in restaurants open at least a year.

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KHGI

Lee's Summit police confirm ID of burned body

Police said Tuesday that DNA tests confirmed the body was that of 27-year-old Christopher McQueen of Leawood, Kan.

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Prairie Village Post

Latest statewide survey shows Prairie Village debt, taxes compare favorably to peer cities

The latest statistics on city tax rates and indebtedness published by the Kansas League of Municipalities show Prairie Village compares favorably to its peer cities throughout the state.

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Fri May 11, 2012

The Kansas City Star

Food service operations cited after inspections

These food service operations recently inspected by the Environmental Health Division of the Jackson County Public Works Department had three or more critical violations:Chartroose Caboose, 601 N.W. Murray Road, Lee’s Summit, had three critical violations on a May 2 inspection.

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Thu May 10, 2012

KSNT-TV Topeka

Missouri police make tentative ID on burned body

Police say a burned body found behind a western Missouri home appears to be that of a man reported missing in northeastern Kansas.

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Wed May 09, 2012

KCTV5

Police seek link between Mo. body, missing Kansan

Authorities in two states are checking possible links between a burned body found in a suburban Kansas City backyard and a missing persons case in northeastern Kansas.

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Mon May 07, 2012

KSNT-TV Topeka

Missing man sought in NE Kansas creek

Emergency crews are searching a northeast Kansas creek for a 35-year-old man who told his family he was going out to look at flood waters.

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Sun May 06, 2012

Monster.com

Senior and Mid-Level Software Engineers -Leawood, KS 66211

Thank you for your interest in the Senior and Mid-Level Software Engineers -Leawood, KS 66211.

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Sat May 05, 2012

Omaha World-Herald

Frat brother convicted in drugged sex assaults

A former Drake University student was convicted Friday of repeatedly drugging and sexually assaulting a fraternity brother.

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Fri May 04, 2012

The Pitch

Cinco de Mayo festivities and other weekend possibilities

Cinco de Mayo falls on a Saturday this year, which means this is the year that you can really let loose.

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