Lenexa

A Lenexa police officer shot and killed Jose Enrique Cartagena Chacon while he was sitting inside a parked car at an apartment complex on June 22.

Ukrainian physician Dr. Lev Prystupiuk and Kansas resident Roxanne Jones are central to efforts by Lenexa-based Global Care Force to fill the health care gaps caused by Russia's war. The nonprofit's volunteers are sometimes the only providers reaching Ukraine's communities.

Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky ditched her swimming cap for a lab coat to teach USD 232 students about careers in science, technology, engineering, art and math, or STEAM.

The two-acre site will feature a Bierhalle, working brewery, event space, amphitheater, covered patio, children’s play area and off-leash dog park.

Changes to regulations governing Beyond Visual Line of Sight flights will allow approved operators to fly autonomously over longer distances. Kansas City is already expected to host two Prime Air fulfillment sites, each with a fleet of 12 drones.

The police inquiry into Melanie Arroyo, who became a U.S. citizen in 2018 and has served on the Lenexa City Council since 2021, was sparked by a 74-year-old Republican resident who called the Kansas Bureau of Investigation

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation also did not say why it deemed the voicemail about Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo credible enough to forward to the Lenexa Police Department.

Lenexa City Council member Melanie Arroyo, who was born in Mexico and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2018, wrote about her experience as an immigrant in an opinion piece for the Star. Then an anonymous caller asked the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to look into her ability to hold public office.

The immigrant-supporting group Advocates for Immigration Rights and Reconciliation confirmed Thursday night that at least three of the up to 12 people detained in raids the day before had been released.

An immigration advocacy group says the raids were carried out by Homeland Security Investigation agents about midday on Wednesday at El Toro Loco restaurants in Lenexa and Kansas City, Kansas.

Health care workers for Kansas and Missouri clinics run by Encompass Medical Group are demanding higher wages. They say new hires are making more than long-time employees.

Lenexa Police officers fatally shot 25-year-old Grandview resident Jose Enrique Cartagena Chacon on June 22, after responding to a 911 call at an apartment complex. His friends and family members have demanded to see officer body cam footage.