Mike Frizzell

The crash happened late Monday morning on 79th Street, just east of Nall Avenue. The driver remained on the scene, according to police.

The Overland Park Fire Department is investigating a duplex fire that displaced a family of four in Merriam on Monday night.

Investigators identified the victim as a 51-year-old KCMO man. Olathe Police previously said they had "contacted" another 55-year-old man at the scene on Sunday.

A user's comment that they were "gonna start a school shooting" on Monday was reposted to X. The Blue Valley district is out of session for the summer.

Lenexa Police allege that Ethan Quinn McFee, 26, fatally shot his newlywed wife before wounding himself in February 2025.

A criminal affidavit alleges Chelsee Chism's blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit when she crashed near 95th Street in Overland Park in May.

Authorities say the incident began with a traffic stop in southern Johnson County and ended with a crash just over the Wyandotte County line on Lamar Avenue.

Michael Wayne Porter, of Kansas City, Kansas, was hit while working on July 6. Police say the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.

The driver ran a red light at 159th and Antioch after a disturbance at Walmart, then fled on foot. Police used a drone and K-9 but couldn't find him.

The 20-year-old rider, identified as Kaitlin Ray, says she suffered three broken vertebrae and a broken pelvis in the crash at College and Strang Line.