Johnson County

Homestead Assisted Living locations in Johnson County reopened visitation after nearly a year-long restriction due to COVID-19.

U.S. 69 is one of Kansas' most congested highways and traffic volume is predicted to grow in coming years as Overland Park continues to expand.

The largest school district in the Kansas City area will have a new leader starting in July.

A Shawnee Mission Post analysis revealed that the addresses and names of at least 35 Johnson County residents have been used to apply for loans to apparently non-existent or fake farm businesses.

"These people are sitting ducks. I feel really fortunate to have gotten my parents vaccinated, but it wasn’t easy."

The first day of COVID-19 vaccine distribution Tuesday saw seniors lined up outside in freezing weather as they waited to get shots.

The district's board of education voted to end the use of mascots like Indians and Braves because they are racially insensitive. Shawnee Mission North has used their current mascot, which will have to be changed, for 98 years.

In some of Johnson County's biggest cities, the increase in the number of stolen vehicles from 2019 to 2020 was over 40%. Police remain unsure about the reason but think the dramatic increase may be tied to the pandemic and economic troubles.

A lawsuit alleged the New Century Adult Detention Center had refused to deliver dozens of mailings to inmates, in violation of their First Amendment rights.

Maj. Byron Roberson has served the Prairie Village Police Department for the past 26 years.

How the coronavirus is affecting Kansas City rental property owners, and two librarians' picks for the best current young adult titles.

The Johnson County Museum's Common Threads exhibition is a way into the area's history, but also connects women across time and space.