Johnson County, Kansas

Residents of a rural Johnson County community are confronting a new data center proposal from San Francisco-based Beale Infrastructure, just weeks after they blocked a similar proposal.

What began as an unexpected opportunity from family in 2018 has grown into a team of roughly 30 employees. Mr D's Donut Shop now has plans to open new locations in Overland Park and Kansas City, Missouri.

Residents of Gardner, Kansas, are confronting a new data center proposal from Beale Infrastructure just weeks after a similar proposal was withdrawn. Members of the community are concerned about the impact on their environment, utilities, and noise levels.

El área metropolitana de Kansas City ha sufrido recientemente una sucesión constante de fenómenos meteorológicos extremos, entre otros la amenaza de tornados y las estridentes alarmas que los acompañan. Los residentes generalmente se confunden con esas sirenas porque otros medios de comunicación no mencionan el peligro.

The Kansas City metro has had a steady stream of severe weather recently, including the threat of tornadoes and the piercing sirens that accompany them. Residents are often confused by those sirens, when media reports are not telling them they're at risk.

Unexpected Blooms has been spreading recycled flowers — and joy — to senior care facilities for the past 10 years. Now, it's supporting the next generation of florists with a scholarship for local community college students.

Johnson County's Negro Creek runs through southern Overland Park and Leawood, and went mostly unknown and unmapped. But when social justice protests emerged in 2020, people took notice and petitioned to change the name. After years of research and public discussions, the creek will keep its name, but get new signage explaining its history.

After the Shawnee City Council unanimously passed a first-of-its-kind ordinance that restricts how many unrelated people can live in a single-family home, some community members argued it could worsen the area's housing shortage. Opponents say they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

New signage is bringing long-forgotten history to light at a Johnson County creek, and reframes a name that residents have debated for years. Instead of changing name of Negro Creek, local leaders chose to tell its story publicly.

Shawnee resident Jordyn Doherty noticed her goat struggled to use his back legs soon after he was born about three months ago. A GoFundMe to buy a wheelchair started with a goal of $300 but quickly topped $8,000.

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.

The city of Gardner, Kansas, last month banned camping in public spaces, including in parks and staying overnight in cars, threatening fines and jail time. Advocates say that penalizes people for "having nowhere else to be," and doesn't actually solve the issue.