Merriam News

It ignites house fires and injures at alarming rates. The National Fire Protection Agency says 40 percent of all structure fires are caused by cooking.

"Story time with a soccer ball" is an alternative name for a soccer program for young children being offered in early October by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District.

This program is for ages 14 and older and offers the opportunity to use the Athletic Training Center's racquetball courts without joining the facility.

The Cincinnati Convention and Visitors Bureau sought after the largest church convention, and the bureau has reaped the rewards.

Johnson County authorities think there may be additional victims of a stalker who can help them make a case against 31 year old Joseph Horton.

Police police today arrested a Shawnee man charged with two misdemeanor counts of stalking women.Joseph D. Horton, 31, followed a woman Aug.

Who: Leo William Long, 67, of Lenexa.When and how he died: Aug. 19 of probable heart failure.

Kansas-based Treat America Food Services has acquired two food service operations that are divisions of Indianapolis-based Crystal Food Services.

Over 300 hot rods, street rods, antique cars, trucks and motorcycles will be on display at the 2008 Turkey Creek Car and Motorcycle Show on Saturday, Sept.

When you pull into a gas station, you expect to fill up on your own. That is unless you're disabled.

A watermain break overnight in Merriam is going to affect traffic this morning on a major Johnson County roadway.

If voting to extend the quarter-cent sales tax for public safety during the Aug.

Merriam, Kan. - " The Kansas Department of Health seized more than 180 dogs from an unlicensed breeder in Marshall County.

Last weekend gun violence in Kansas City was nearly out of control . . . The high temperatures have seen a significant increase in gun related crimes i.e. a bunch of dead bodies on metro streets.

With the coming retirement of District Judge William Isenhour, the 10th Judicial District Nominating Commission will have two public meetings to allow resident comments on Isenhour's replacement.

American companies will spend $2.5 billion next year complying with new country-of-origin food label rules, the Agriculture Department now estimates.

By: Kurt Kloeblen, Staff writer A cigarette hangs perilously on the lips of Kris Schnebelen as he prepares to hit his drums for the first song of the night.

By: Kurt Kloeblen, Staff writer A cigarette hangs perilously on the lips of Kris Schnebelen as he prepares to hit his drums for the first song of the night.

Merriam police report officers arrested nine people for drunken driving during a weekend sobriety checkpoint in the 5700 block of Merriam Drive.

Merriam police report officers arrested nine people for drunken driving during a weekend sobriety checkpoint in the 5700 block of Merriam Drive.