OLATHE  — As dozens of local officials and advocates recently took a peek at Maura Heft’s new three-bedroom home, she proudly showed off her spacious kitchen with dark wood cabinets and joyfully explained that the…

An officer with the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department shot and killed a person at the Panasonic battery plant in DeSoto, Kansas, on Friday. The sheriff’s office was at the plant due to a report at…

Allen Community College’s women showed glimpses Wednesday of how good the Red Devils can be. “But that’s the problem,” Red Devil head coach Leslie Crane said. “They’re only glimpses. We’ve gotta be more consistent.” Allen’s…

TOPEKA — The addition of Johnson County District Court to the Kansas judiciary’s case management system Nov. 5 completes a statewide technological transition that began five years ago. All other state trial courts were moved…

For over a century, Johnson County residents voted for Republican presidential candidates.    Even during periods of Democrat strength, including Franklin Roosevelt’s landslide victory in 1932 and Lyndon Johnson’s overwhelming triumph in 1964, the county…

OLATHE, Kan. — In the Johnson County Republican primary for sheriff, Sheriff Calvin Hayden was defeated by former undersheriff Doug Bedford. Hayden was behind all night in the race. Bedford is a former U.S. Navy…

Prosecutors in Kansas on Wednesday dismissed three felony charges related to accusations that Jackson Mahomes — the younger brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against…

OLATHE — The state has put a “thumb on the scale against abortion,” attorney Alice Wang said Tuesday in arguments for a temporary injunction to block long-standing abortion restrictions in Kansas. Over the span of…

Despite calls to rename Johnson County, Kansas’ Negro Creek, a committee has decided to keep the controversial name, worried that removing it would erase a painful piece of history. Many Johnson County residents spent years…

Johnson County has long touted its quality of life. As a regional leader in sustainability, it takes pride in receiving national recognition as a great place to live. That’s why it’s disheartening to see Johnson…