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Kansas Summer Theatre at the University of Kansas will stage its second production, "Almost, Maine," a comedy by John Cariani at 7:30 p.m. July 17, 18, 24 and 25 and 5 p.m. July 19 and 26 on Stage Too! in Murphy Hall.

At approximately 8:05am Thursday a citizen driving in the 4300 block SW Urish called the Shawnee County Sheriffa s Office to report a girl walking on the side of the road.

Slanted Door The best news we've heard in a while? Fourty-four seats have just opened up on the Slanted Door's patio, overlooking the waterfront.

ANDOVER, Kan. a ' The days of a free ride to school are coming to an end in many districts.

During its hooding ceremony and senior recognition and awards program, the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy honored graduates, two faculty members and three Kansas pharmacists.

With temperatures rising this week, health officials want everyone to be on guard for heat-related illness.

MISSION, Kan. a ' A new housing community is under construction in Mission. On Thursday, officials broke ground on the new Mission Square.

Qualified park rangers and police officers from local law enforcement agencies will become sharpshooters and their targets will be the deer at Shawnee Mission Park if staff recommendations are approved by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District Board of Commissioners.

The operators of a labor leasing company and others have been indicted on Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act charges relating to labor racketeering, forced labor trafficking and immigration and other violations in 14 states, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Missouri announced Wednesday, May 27.

You're only as old as you feel as the old saying goes. This was true for Helen Miller of Mission, Kan., who spent her 90th birthday at the lanes Monday.

A huge human trafficking ring based in Kansas City allegedly lured hundreds of foreign workers into low-paying jobs illegally and turned them into "modern-day slaves," federal officials announced Wednesday.

Police in the Kansas City suburb of Mission announced Friday afternoon that they had arrested Jesse L. Sellers Jr.

MISSION, Kan. -- Detectives arrested a man Thursday who they believe slashed tires outside the Mission police station Jesse L. Sellers, 19, of Overland Park, was charged with one count of criminal damage to property.

The phone system for the city of Mission, Kan., and its Police Department was reported to be down on Friday morning.

MISSION, Kan. a ' A 9-1-1 call from a man who claimed to have slashed the tires on several police cars, turned out to be true.

MISSION, Kan. - The Kansas Special Olympics Torch Run is set to kickoff May 30 for the weeklong journey to Wichita, culminating on June 5. Over 650 officers from over 60 agencies will carry the "Flame of Hopea .

At this month's end, after almost 50 years in business, Herbert Mooney, the original owner of Accent Sound, is retiring and closing the doors of his high-end audio shop at 6750 W. 135th St.

It looks as though it could be at least another year before anything changes at the former Mission Mall site near Shawnee Mission Parkway and Johnson Drive.

Chickens could be coming to roost in a backyard near you. Across the country, people are joining the national urban chicken movement, sometimes turning outlaw to raise the birds.