Johnson County News

The names of three Johnson County attorneys who are seeking a judicial appointment have been forwarded to Kansas Gov.

Alert workers at an Overland Park hotel noticed some suspicious activity in one of the rooms and called police, Overland Park police said.

John Henry Horton was sentenced Wednesday in Johnson County Court for the death of Lizabeth Wilson, of Prairie Village.

Just before Johnson County Commissioners were scheduled to approve the county's 2009 $737 million budget Aug.

Every day, more than 320,000 of us in the metropolitan area step out to fight diabetes.

Johnson County sheriff's deputies and Olathe police officers arrested 14 people in Olathe on Saturday at a DUI checkpoint.

Alexander Ayers was found guilty by a Johnson County jury today in connection with a February 17, 2008 of shooting Shawnee County Police Officer Wade Willson, who was not harmed because the bullet struck him in ...

Free State Credit Union in Lawrence has agreed to merge into the much larger Credit Union of Johnson County in a deal approved by regulators.Free State Credit Union already operates a branch inside the Lenexa ...

A 49-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed shortly before midnight Friday while attempting to cross the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in Johnson County.Authorities said Gary Markle, of Overland Park, ...

Three owners and operators of Asian massage parlors in Johnson County pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Kansas City to engaging in human trafficking by coercing their employees to engage in ...

All four defendants in the illegal prostitution ring run through Johnson County massage parlors have pleaded guilty in federal court, according to a statement Thursday from U.S. Attorney John F. Wood.

The subject of a manhunt in Ottawa that involved dogs and helicopters is in custody today in Johnson County.

Three owners and operators of massage parlors in Johnson County, Kan., pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to engaging in human trafficking by forcing employees recruited from China to engage in ...

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

A re-count of votes confirms Rep. Virginia Beamer's narrow loss in the Republican primary in the 118th Kansas House District.

" A 15-year-old boy hit by a car in Overland Park died in the hospital shortly after the accident Friday evening.

Overland Park police detectives have arrested a suspect in an Aug. 4 aggravated burglary and rape in the 6500 block of Lowell Avenue, according to a news release from the police department.

A Prairie Village youth was killed this afternoon while crossing Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park.Just before 5 p.m., witnesses said, the 15-year-old pedestrian tried to run across Metcalf at 77th Street in ...

A 34-year-old man was charged today with aggravated burglary and attempted rape in an incident early Thursday in Olathe.Gerrardo Garcia-Torres, who appeared today in Johnson County District Court, also was ...

A 63-year-old Overland Park man has a first court appearance today on two counts of child rape.