Merriam News

Police in Kansas City, Kan., today arrested a man that Merriam police wanted to talk to related to a woman whose frozen body was found in a car outside Shawnee Mission Medical Center.Aresteen Butch Young Jr., 60, is being held in the Wyandotte County Jail, police said today.

Man killed in fall identifiedAuthorities have identified a Merriam resident as the man who fell more than 50 feet to his death Tuesday morning after jumping a highway barrier.David Estrada-Duran, 35, was one of about five motorists involved in an accident on an Interstate 635 bridge.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' Authorities say the body found underneath a bridge on Interstate 635 is that of a driver involved in one of several crashes there Tuesday morning.

The visitors center at the Kansas City Museum was a warm haven Sunday for those who braved the snow to dabble in the fashion and pastimes of a century ago.The theme for the monthly First Sunday Family Fun Day was the life and hobbies of Loula Long Combs, daughter of lumber baron R.A. Long, who built the mansion that houses the museum.

Two people have been charged with using a credit card of a woman whose frozen body was found in a car outside a northeast Kansas hospital.

Scott Heffner is a trainer at Gold's Gym in Merriam, Kan. He offers these tips for optimal health & fitness that will get you on the right track for this New Year: Physical Push the intensity of your workouts.

Merriam police have released a photo of a man they think might have information about the death of a woman whose body was found in a Johnson County hospital parking lot.

Merriam police found a frozen body about 2 p.m. today in a car in the parking lot at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.Lt. Mike Daniels of the Merriam Police Department said it appeared the unidentified female had been there since before the Christmas blizzard.Police said they dont know yet whether foul play was involved in the womans death.

Two masked gunman held up a Wendys restaurant Monday night near 75th Street and Interstate 35 in Merriam.Merriam police said the men entered the restaurant about 7:30 p.m., demanded money and then left on foot.

Here she is, a 2009 45th Anniversary Mustang GT coupe. I have owned her for the past 4 months and have had nothing but an ear to ear grin on the entire time.

It was not a gift, but the bids ripped open recently at Prairie Village City Hall stirred something akin to Christmas morning joy.

The top 24 award winners in the 13th Annual Metro High School Visual Arts Competition were announced Dec.

A pair of house fires damaged homes in Johnson County early Friday morning. In Merriam, a fire started around 2 a.m. Friday on Craig Street.

The Merriam man and the dog both escaped by jumping out a bedroom window after the 75-pound canine stirred the man from his sleep around 1:30 a.m. Friday.

The increase in needy families coming to the Johnson County Christmas Bureau started last year as a trickle.

A mans barking dog woke him during a house fire in Merriam, and man and dog escaped by jumping out a bedroom window.Firefighters said this morning that the 1:30 a.m. fire in the 6300 block of Craig Street was started by smoking materials that fell into a couch.The about 75-pound dog awoke the man, who then heard smoke alarms going off and saw a ...

The man first tried to break this window to escape the smoke filling his home. MERRIAM, Kan.

Thanks to an outpouring of donations and volunteer hours, the Johnson County Christmas Bureau will help thousands of low-income families celebrate the holidays.

On the morning of Wednesday, December 02, 2009 at approximately 5:49 a.m., officers of the Merriam Police Department responded to a motor vehicle accident at Shawnee Mission Parkway and I-35 Highway.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. a ' Two Johnson County men are charged in federal court for allegedly trafficking counterfeit computer hardware.