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Affidavit reveals new deals in apartment pool knife attack
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (877+ words) An affidavit released late last week has revealed new details about the argument at a Mission apartment complex's swimming pool that left two women needing stitches. As the Post reported the morning after the incident, at about 9: 03 p. m. on Saturday, June…...
Olathe man sentenced to 26 years in prison for drunk driving crash that killed Lenexa woman
19+ hour, 32+ min ago (275+ words) A 33-year-old Olathe man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in prison for a 2024 drunk driving crash that killed a Lenexa woman and seriously injured her husband. On September 7, 2024, Vincente F. Perez was driving a blue Subaru WRX over 125 mph…...
PV Police plan to work with other cities to address e-devices
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1057+ words) As children's use of e-scooters, e-bikes and now, e-motorcycles, becomes increasingly concerning among city officials across Johnson County, Prairie Village Police plan to step up enforcement of its current restrictions " and explore tweaking those rules to match neighboring cities' and…...
MO and KS police use cameras to track license plates
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1381+ words) There is a system of cameras in the United States that can track your movements from coast to coast using your license plate or a "vehicle fingerprint" that knows your bumper stickers, decals and roof racks. They're called automated license…...
Olathe man gets 22 years in prison for secretly recording child
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (359+ words) An Olathe man will serve 22 years in federal prison for secretly recording a child in a bathroom. On Tuesday in Jeffrey T. Lyons, 33, of Olathe, was sentenced in the U. S. District Court of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas, to 264 months in prison…...
Man arrested for holding up Overland Park vape shop at gunpoint
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (391+ words) A Missouri man was arrested just minutes after he allegedly robbed an Overland Park business on Sunday. At 11: 33 a. m. , Overland Park Police responded to a reported armed robbery at a business near 135th Street and Antioch Road. Online court records say the…...
7 people displaced by duplex fire in Olathe, nobody injured
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (245+ words) The Olathe Fire Department says seven people were displaced by a fire at a duplex-style home Sunday evening. On Facebook, the department said that fire crews were called to a residence at 1327 E. 152nd St. at around 7: 30 p. m. That address is just southwest…...
Prairie Village Police look for suspect in Nall Ave. hit-and-run
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (234+ words) Prairie Village Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the driver of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on Nall Avenue earlier this month. The police posted the notice on Facebook last week, asking for more information and…...
Lenexa Police ask for help on 40-year-old cold case homicide
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (935+ words) The Lenexa Police Department is hoping to get new leads on a disappearance and death case that happened 40 years ago in July. This week, Lenexa Police launched a new webpage dedicated to highlighting and gathering new information on cold cases…...
Olathe businessman going to prison for selling goods to Russia
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (201+ words) An Olathe man will serve more than two years in federal prison for smuggling advanced aviation technology into Russia. On June 9, Douglas Edward Robertson, 58, of Olathe, was sentenced in the U. S. District Court of Kansas in Kansas City, Kansas, to 32 months…...