Prairie Village News

Mark Fisher carried daughter Julia on his back while son Jack considered a painting in artist Michael Holmes' tent at the Prairie Village Art Show in 2011.

Outside a McDonald’s on Main Street at noontime Thursday, Johnny Ojeda polished off a cup of soda, 21 ounces and 240 calories of orangey, teenage nectar.Ojeda doesn’t drink soda very often.

A food service operation recently inspected by the Environmental Health Division of the Jackson County Public Works Department had three or more critical violations.

The biscuits have been bigger in Prairie Village for two weeks now. The Big Biscuit Co.

Remember how we told you earlier this month that the Prairie Village police would be participating in the statewide Click It or Ticket campaign ? Traffic unit officer James Carney reports that in the first week of the campaign, the department issued 108 seat belt citations.

A Kansas City, Kan., man has admitted in federal court that he took a 16-year-old girl across state lines to work as a prostitute.

Prairie Village native and Bishop Miege graduate Sean Foley was among seven University of Kansas law students recognized during graduation ceremonies earlier this month for distinguished scholarship, leadership and community service.

TapasFest hits Kansas City the first week of June. It's a one-of-a-kind festival boasting small plates with big flavors.

The car of the future is so fast it can snap your head back. It’s so economical it costs as little as 3 cents per mile — with no emissions.

If you haven't noticed, it's been hot this spring. Hot and dry. Like, hot and dry enough that our yard looks like it's mid-August and I've started to carry around a "dabbing cloth" for my brow.

Jewish food lovers get ready. Ohev Sholom's KosherFest, Kansas City's Celebration of Jewish Food & Culture is just around the corner, slated for Sunday, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the congregation in the lower parking lot, located at 75th and Nall in Prairie Village.

One year after implementing a new set of techniques to deter break ins in areas that had seen sharp increases over the past three years, the Prairie Village Police report that burglary numbers for the city are markedly down.

A hearing to determine if a former school janitor should be tried a third time in the 1974 killing of a Prairie Village girl concluded today, and a judge now is considering the case.The Kansas Supreme Court ordered the hearing for John Henry Horton to determine if “prejudicial error” was committed during Horton’s second trial ... (more)

With an 8-2 vote and no debate, the Prairie Village City Council affirmed the recommendation of the city's Planning Commission that the preferred zoning for the former Mission Valley Middle School site be listed R-1A. The move essentially limits potential development of the area to residential, school or church projects.

A new set of signage near a fountain that serves as a gathering place for the families who live near Oxford Road and 69th Street is raising eyebrows from some Prairie Village residents.

Husker senior golfer Scott Willman shot a 5-over-par 77 on Friday at the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club and is tied for 43rd with 18 holes to play at the NCAA Norman Regional.

Just a quick reminder for Prairie Village residents who live south of 75th Street that tomorrow is large item pick up day - an event that almost certainly accounts for the increased pickup truck and trailer traffic in your neighborhoods the past day or so.

Prairie Village-based venture capitalist Fred Coulson thinks its ridiculous that non-coastal American cities has been derided as "flyover country." So his company, Five Elms Capital, decided to turn that mocking moniker on its head.

We went exploring the nooks and crannies of Prairie Village and its surroundings for this week's WTA.

I am Harry Stone. You are Harry Stone.Except for one major difference.You and I are alive today.Harry Stone is dead.The 60-year-old Raytown resident was jogging early Sunday morning when he was shot and killed near 67th Street and Blue Ridge Boulevard in Raytown.Police say all evidence so far shows it was a senseless and random act of violence.