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Shawnee, Kansas is located in Johnson County. Zip codes in Shawnee, KS include 66218, 66286, and 66216. The median home price in Shawnee is $200,000. More Shawnee information.

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2 hrs ago | The Kansas City Star

Suspected liquor store robber takes police on wild chase that involves gunfire, wrong-way crash

A suspected Shawnee liquor store robber is recovering Friday morning after taking police on wild chase that ended with a wrong-way crash.

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Sat May 18, 2013

KCTV5

Police: Man pulls gun on cab driver, hours later gets in standoff with officers

A local cab driver is speaking up after a customer pulled a gun on him. A few hours later the same suspect was the target of a standoff with police.

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Prairie Village Post

Coyote sightings proliferate in Mission neighborhood

Coyotes, roaming the wild, open spaces of Mission - yes, Mission, Kan. - have caused a bit of a stir in a neighborhood just north of Shawnee Mission Parkway and a couple blocks west of the soon to be developed Gateway acreage.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Business Journal

Shawnee office building sells

Owners of a trio of companies bought a western Shawnee office building for $1.3 million and will move their operations to the location from elsewhere in Johnson County.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Business Journal

BizNext: 7 things you need to know 05.15.13

This Scottsdale, Ariz., restaurant's owners had an epic social-media meltdown after being featured on a television show, then blamed it all on hackers.

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Thu May 09, 2013

The Kansas City Star

Olathe woman confirmed as among dead at Ottawa farmhouse

The enrollment effort fell short of the district's goal, but the district sees enough promise to open the school in fall 2014 after sharing space next school year at Hartman Elementary.

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Sat May 04, 2013

RedOrbit

Google Fiber Comes To Shawnee, Kansas

Google has just announced they'll be shining their Gigabit glow on Shawnee, Kansas as they bring Fiber to another town just outside of Kansas City.

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Thu May 02, 2013

The Capital-Journal

Kansas City suburb sets meeting to discuss Google Fiber

The Kansas City Star reports that the special Shawnee city council meeting is set for Thursday night.

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Tue Apr 30, 2013

The Wichita Eagle

Revenue jump in April has many Kansas lawmakers rethinking sales tax extension

With tax revenue jumping in April, some Kansas lawmakers now say a lingering debate over whether to extend a state sales tax increase is all but history.

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Thu Apr 25, 2013

Tony's Kansas City

Golden Ghetto Hot Mess: Hand Sanitizer Used to Set Student on Fire

Shawnee, Kansas is the scene of a shocking bit of student violence that reveals the homicidal tendencies of Golden Ghetto youth was well.

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