Johnson County
A (Blue) River Runs Through Us
In 1975 voters in one of the country’s fastest-growing counties faced a fork in the asphalt. They pondered the construction of three large flood-control reservoirs as part of a $200 million flood-control plan for the Blue River basin presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If the proposition had been approved, three lakes today…
Push to Shine More Light on Officer-Involved Deaths Comes to Kansas
A Wisconsin law serves as a model for proposed legislation in Kansas aimed at injecting more transparency into cases of an officer-involved death.
Church Reaches Settlement With City On Homeless Shelter in Lenexa
The city of Lenexa and Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church have reached a settlement over a proposed homeless shelter.
Johnson County Churches, Cities Going to Court Over Land Use Disputes
Johnson County churches and cities increasingly are going to court over land use disputes.
The Innocent Victims of Hatred’s Blindness
A surviving spouse looks back at a neo-Nazi shooting in Johnson County that killed his wife in 2014.