Merriam

Henry, best known locally for designing the Verruckt water slide in Kansas City, Kansas, that caused the death of a young boy, faces up to 57 months in prison if he violates his probation.

Even though Johnson County no longer requires masks to be worn in public, local police departments maintain that reaching a peaceful resolution is preferable to arrests and charges.

On the surface, these three Kansas businesses — all more than a hundred years old — may not have a lot in common, but they all say customers want two things right now: comfort and escape.

Although not generally well-known around Kansas City, Seaboard Corp. has far flung interests in pork, turkey, commodities trading and shipping.

If you’ve been to a rock show and bought a T-shirt, there’s a chance it was made in a non-descript factory on Merriam Drive just off of I-35.That’s the…

Nearly 100 Kansas City-area employees of Lee Jeans are slated to lose their jobs in connection with the company’s relocation from Merriam, Kansas, to…

After facing pushback from a vocal group of Merriam residents this summer, the Merriam City Council voted to approve the final design for a new $36.6…

Merriam City Council members on Monday approved a new public art project by a close vote of 5-4.The sculpture, "Hmmm..." is designed by Colorado-based…

This Saturday, Antioch Park in Johnson County, Kansas, will reopen its western-themed playground named "Dodge Town."Complete with a general store, smithy…

Kansas City only has a handful of South American restaurants, but South American food has been appearing on menus all over town."You don't have to just be…

OK, so we're not Hershey, Pennsylvania.But Kansas City has a respectable history of candy-making. We all know about Russell Stover, but several other…

Why is comfort food so … well … comforting?“Carbohydrates,” said KCUR Food Critic Charles Ferruzza.“I think comfort food is heavy, filling, fattening food…