Overland Park News

The question was simple and basic to Royals general manager Dayton Moore prior to Thursday’s series opener against the Los Angeles Angels at Kauffman Stadium.

Steve Roberts said he "would like to create some sort of impression that I'm willing to go against political correctness." He created an impression, all right.

Families at Valley Park Elementary, which is located off of West 123rd Street in Overland Park, KS, were sent a letter, letting them know a chunk of change meant for their children was gone.

AUSTRALIAN VET PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ESTABLISHES ITS NA HEADQUARTERS IN KANSAS CITY AREA May 23, 2013 Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City reports: Parnell, a global veterinary pharmaceutical company, has established its North American headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.

A horrific Johnson County Crime Scene that struck fear into the hearts of those nearby has been explained by authorities.

The Cocoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates founder is opening her second store, this time in Overland Park's Prairiefire development on West 135th Street between Nall and Lamar avenues.

Chris Gall, son of Leroy and Adele Gall, graduated from MidAmerica Nazarene University, with a Master of Arts Degree in Business and Organizational Leadership.

Federal regulators have ruled in favor of an engineer fired for reporting unsafe conditions created by a contractor at a nuclear power plant in eastern Kansas, his attorneys said Friday.

It happened to a man from Overland Park, KS, in Japan. Now, his family is trying to come up with a way to get him home where he can recover.

First lady Michelle Obama, left, delivers a commencement speech at Eastern Kentucky University Saturday.

Police activity in Overland Park, Kan., closed 78th Street between Lamar and Metcalf avenues for a time on Friday morning.

With session-ending budget and tax negotiations stalled Friday, the Senate found time to pass a bill barring state dollars from going toward advocating gun control.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Need a break from the Washington D.C. funny farm with its rogue IRS agents, Gang of Eight senators, Benghazi conspiracy theorists and First Amendment bashing Justice Department? Let's visit America's heartland, let's visit Kansas where the farms might not be funny but some public officials appear a little loony, especially ... (more)

A plan to change how Kansas fills vacancies on its two highest courts foundered Tuesday when the Kansas Bar Association's board decided to oppose it.

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorcee with college-aged children. I love my children, and I thought I loved my ex.

Critics pounced immediately. “Why don’t they just outlaw drinking?” one bar owner said.

A KCTV5 survey of fire drill logs from a dozen Kansas school districts in the area revealed a number of schools failing to conduct monthly drills as required by state law.

Jack Kevorkian gained notoriety - and served prison time - for assisting patients who wanted to die.

Growing weary of cities that annex property on either side of a roadway but don't take responsibility for the road itself, Sedgwick County has sued the city of Andover over a portion of 159th Street East.

Kansas State University researchers are exploring the effects of drama therapy on patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis and are the first in the world to study the topic.