Johnson County News

Supporters of the Johnson County research triangle tax increase have had some pretty receptive audiences so far.

A fire in the woods turned into a police operation in Johnson County. Someone called police Sunday night to report two men were burning something behind an apartment complex near North Jackson and West Davis ...

After more than three decades of problem solving, Johnson County Manager Mike Press will retire April 1.The next time he serves, it will be with a tennis ball.In an emotional but low-key moment during ...

A group opposed the popular electon of Johnson County judges put up a billboard today warning that a ballot measure could get Phill Kline elected judge.“Keep Phill Kline Off Our Court, VOTE NO ON QUESTION ...

Gunfire wounded a man and woman and put holes in three vehicles about 3:10 a.m. Friday at the BP gas station in the 4000 block of Broadway.

A man accused of sexually attacking two Leawood women four years ago and then fleeing to Mexico had his first court appearance today in Johnson County District Court.Daniel C. Ojeda, 26, was extradited from ...

Johnson County commissioners authorized funding Thursday for the final phase of the ongoing expansion of the county's jail near Gardner.

Talk of the economic meltdown took center stage in Roeland Park. Congressman Dennis Moore was joined by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer.

A fire this week that destroyed a house in rural Johnson County caused about $100,000 in damage, firefighters said today.

The current library is 11,800 sq. ft. and an additional 8,000 sq. ft. will be added.

The largest economic development project in Kansas moved another step forward this week when the Johnson County Board of Commissioners approved a public infrastructure plan supporting the new $1 billion ...

In one of his last actions as undersheriff, Undersheriff Lonnie Adams asked the Clay County Commission to give Sheriff's Department deputies "significant" raises.

Two Leawood women have been sentenced to probation for helping illegal immigrants commit $7.7 million in mortgage fraud through the use of stolen Social Security numbers.

Want to visit Jesse James ? Or the man who shot Jesse James, Bob Ford ? Their graves are easy to find, thanks to the research of Linda Lewis .

Johnson County residents can hear pros and cons of electing judges and creating a Johnson County Education and Research Triangle — November ballot questions — at a forum next month.The forum, ...

Could a Johnson County, Kansas gym really be haunted? A ghost, or something, was recently captured on video surveillance and so far, the security company has not yet come up with a logical explanation.

Feathers flew among spurs of legal logic, but in the end, a Johnson County judge ruled Wednesday that two men will go to trial, each facing 172 cockfighting charges.Judge James Franklin Davis ruled against ...

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has named Thomas Kelly Ryan to be a district court judge in Johnson County.

The parents of murdered Overland Park teenager Kelsey Smith say they want a new law to force cell phone companies to respond more quickly to requests from police.

Three people are dead after a house fire in unincorporated Johnson County. The Kansas City Star reports that a motorist and a neighbor spotted the blaze early yesterday, and all three victims were found in what ...