Overland Park

Hamil's professional art career started at Hallmark in 1958. The artist is best known for his watercolors of regional landmarks, like the Country Club Plaza, and prairie landscapes.

The average number of daily COVID cases in both Missouri and Kansas climbed to record levels on Monday, and hospitalizations are near all-time highs in the Kansas City metro. But tests are in short supply.

A spectacle of lights and more add holiday joy to the Kansas City metro.

Carl Gerlach leaves office this month after serving as mayor for 16 years, making him one of the longest-serving public officials in Johnson County's recent history. But the last few years of his tenure were marked by controversies over rapid development and the police shooting of John Albers.

Built in 1968 as an architect's residence, the Campbell Dome House recently won a designation on the Kansas Register of Historic Places. After sitting empty for years, this futuristic landmark is finally being restored by the descendants of the engineer who built it.

After abortion restrictions left Missouri with just one clinic in St. Louis, residents have turned to neighboring states for those services. But a ballot measure in August 2022 will let Kansas voters decide whether abortion is not a constitutional right in the state.

Skoog, who has been on the Overland Park city council for 16 years and is currently council president. He will replace longtime incumbent Carl Gerlach, who did not run for re-election.

School board meetings held a reputation for being tame — even boring — affairs focusing on things like student achievement and bond issues. Now, it's a totally different ballgame.

Since 2001, Kenneth Torres has been decorating his yard for Halloween with an ever-expanding assortment of skeletons, witches, jack-o'-lanterns and tombstones. The spooky display requires a 17-foot U-Haul and nearly a full week to set up.

Early voting began this weekend across Kansas. In the Kansas City area, two cities are voting on high-stakes mayoral elections: Overland Park and Kansas City, Kansas.

City Council veteran Curt Skoog will face off against political newcomer Mike Czinege in a race to choose a replacement for Carl Gerlach, who has been mayor for 16 years but decided to step down.

A congressional subcommittee is asking for records that would show any communications between Trump White House staffers and representatives of Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company Yellow Corporation. The committee wants to know why Yellow got a $700 million CARES Act loan.