Kate Mays
Reporter, Johnson County PostHi! I’m Kate Mays, and I cover Olathe for the Johnson County Post.
I grew up in Lenexa and graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest. I earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas where I produced podcasts for 90.7 KJHK.
I went on to get a master’s in journalism from New York University. Before joining the Post, I interned for KCUR and produced an investigative, true-crime podcast.
Have a story idea or a comment about our coverage you’d like to share? Email me at kate@johnsoncountypost.com.
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Blue Valley, De Soto, Olathe and Shawnee Mission school districts say the state of Kansas has failed to meet its legal obligation for funding special education for 15 years, forcing them to fill the gap. The four districts say that cost more than $119 million alone last year. -
On July 11, federal immigration officers detained a U.S. citizen after he took a video showing an ICE agent backing into his car. That incident also showed an agent referencing Kansas' new "Halo Act" banning people from going within 25 feet of a first responder. -
Olathe's police chief says an officer has faced undisclosed disciplinary action after calling an ICE hotline and directing federal agents to the location of a traffic stop in February. -
Olathe this week became just the second Johnson County city to opt in to a new Kansas law allowing extended alcohol sales 23 hours a day during the tournament. Even so, many local bars won't be participating. -
Businesses and residents around the area of College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road are mostly excited about the promised $300 million Kansas City Chiefs headquarters and training facility. -
Olathe council members voted unanimously to commit some sales and hotel guest taxes revenues as part of the Chiefs deal that will bring a new training facility and HQ to the city. Many residents at a public hearing spoke against the plan over a lack of transparency. -
City documents reveal the exact proposed location of a new team training facility and headquarters: at the corner of College Boulevard and Ridgeview Road. -
The Chiefs want to build a nearly $1 billion headquarters in Olathe, but the project still needs the city council's approval — because Olathe must chip in a portion of local sales tax revenues to help fund it. -
The allegation involves Father Richard Storey, who formerly led Curé of Ars, a Catholic Church on Mission Road. Archbishop Shawn McKnight has initiated his own canonical investigation. -
Hundreds of people show up every Thursday to the American Legion Post 153 in Olathe, Kansas, hoping to get lucky at weekly bingo night. It's a chance to reconnect with friends, family and the local veteran community — but the competition is serious.
