Shawnee News

When the pesticide methomyl is sprayed on crops, farm workers aren't supposed to step back into the fields for up to a week.

The U.S. Attorney's Office says that two separate occasions, a total of 48-patrons suffered nausea, abdominal cramps, weakness, sweating and chest discomfort after eating the salsa.

Two allegedly vengeful former employees are accused of poisoning the salsa at Mi Ranchito in Lenexa.

The U.S. Attorney for Kansas has filed charges against two people for allegedly putting methomyl into the salsa at Mi Ranchito restaurant in Olathe on Aug.

The 2010 Stormwater Management Program approved Thursday, October 29, by the Johnson County Board of Commissioners totals more than $11.3 million, including funding for capital projects in the cities of Shawnee, Spring Hill, Lenexa, and Olathe.

A Shawnee man who contends he was mistakenly jailed for 25 days and also billed for his stay has sued Johnson County officials and Overland Park.The lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Kansas is against the Johnson County sheriff, the county Department of Corrections and Overland Park.It asks damages for Adolph Moreno related to his city ...

Joe Lambe has the full story here , but the nutshell is that Adolph Moreno is suing Johnson County and Overland Park because he was supposed to be jailed for two days.

Three Republican legislators took to the road Tuesday to launch a campaign for a constitutional amendment in response to an anticipated federal health-care system.

For the past 35 years, Don Julian has been committed to setting a new standard for design, quality and outstanding customer service in the homebuilding industry, and his unique architectural designs and innovative, award-winning floor plans have become a Julian trademark in metropolitan Kansas City.

A human leg bone was found in western Shawnee Monday morning by a man who was walking his dog.

On Tuesday, The Sons of the American Revolution will present awards to four Shawnee policemen -- Officers John Nahrebeski, Rob Stotts and Matt Hashagen, and Sgt.

The Johnson County Museum of History has a unique vision for its upcoming exhibit - " exploring the lives of immigrants in suburban communities.

It is a worthy balloon to float. It is almost assuredly a lead balloon. Floating it is State Rep.

A Kansas City area coach admits he posed on social-networking website Facebook as a 19-year-old woman, in order to persuade minor boys to send him nude photos.

Lenexa has amended its 2009-2013 Capital Improvement Program to include three street projects.

The Wall Street Journal posted a story online sizing up YRC Worldwide Inc. The trucker faces a key test this week in its battle to steer clear of a bankruptcy-protection filing that may hinge on whether lenders to the U.S. trucking group maintain leniency on its covenants sown over the past year.

A troubled teenager owes his life to a Shawnee, Kansas police officer. The teen jumped off a highway overpass, but one lightning-fast officer wouldn't let him fall.

A 17-year-old survived an attempt to jump off the Lind Road bridge thanks to the quick work of a veteran police officer.

A mild heart attack put Lee Hircock in the hospital for a couple of days last year.

As the teen dangled from a bridge, Shawnee Police Officer John Nahrebeski's fists gripped the back of the boy's Carhartt jacket.