Bond set at $100,000 for teen charged in death of gardener

KansasCity.com - Wed Nov 04

Authorities charged 19-year-old Jill Conaghan this morning with driving under the influence and killing an Overland Park woman as she gardened in her front yard.Conaghan was charged with involuntary manslaughter DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to stay in a traffic lane and driving on a sidewalk area.A Johnson County judge this ...

Overland Park man sentenced for rape of girl, 9

KansasCity.com - Wed Nov 04

A Johnson County judge this morning sentenced an Overland Park man convicted of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl to life without possible parole for more than 50 years.Christopher D. Britt, 27, was convicted in June of rape of a child under 14, aggravated criminal sodomy of a child under 14 and aggravated indecent liberties with a child under ...

Driver arrested after OP woman run over in yard

KansasCity.com - Wed Nov 04

Overland Park police say they've arrested a 19-year-old woman who reportedly ran off the road and hit an elderly woman who was gardening in her yard.

Plans move forward on new Blue Valley high school

St. Louis Nursing News - Tue Nov 03

In a matter of weeks, students who plan to attend the new Blue Valley Southwest High School will declare their intent.

JCCC cooking up plans to expand culinary program

St. Louis Nursing News - Tue Nov 03

Johnson County Community College officials want to put the icing on the cake in the schoola s culinary arts program, where students can learn to be chefs.

Nov. 4 Religion Notes

St. Louis Nursing News - Tue Nov 03

Church Women United of Johnson County will meet at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Rolling Hills Presbyterian Church, 9300 Nall Ave., Overland Park.

Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Police Car

NBC Action News - Mon Nov 02

Southbound lanes of Blue Valley Parkway were closed at 123rd Street after a motorcyclist rear-ended an Overland Park police car.

Groups rally over wetlands

KSNT-TV Topeka - Mon Nov 02

Environmentalists are battling the state of Kansas over a plan to build a highway over wetlands.

FBI team investigates parking lot shooting

KansasCity.com - Mon Nov 02

The FBI on Monday defended its shooting of a man in a public parking lot in Olathe Sunday evening.A task force of local police and the FBI was trying to execute an arrest warrant in the parking lot of a Subway restaurant at 151st Street and Ridgeview Road about 7:15 p.m. when the man pulled up a weapon and aimed at police, said FBI spokeswoman ...

KC-area man sues over 25 extra days in jail

The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas - Sun Nov 01

Published online 11/1/2009 11:27 PM KC-area man sues over 25 extra days in jail KANSAS CITY - A suburban Kansas City man alleges in a lawsuit that he was mistakenly jailed for 25 extra days and billed $875 for those extra days.