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BID #41032 Ice Control Salt for Public Works
The Unified Government Public Works Department is accepting bids for ice control salt, usage will be up to fifteen thousand tons. For more information, please check out our Purchasing website. When. Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 12:00 AM - Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | 08:45 AM. Location. Office of the...
Police ask for help to ID man in Kan. "breach of privacy" incident
JOHNSON COUNTY —The Overland Park Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying man in a breach of privacy incident. The incident occurred March 25 at Nieman and W. 95th Street in Overland Park, according to a statement from police. Police believe the person of interest may...
Cobee Bryant, Mello Dotson Picked to Preseason All-Big 12 Team
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Football’s cornerback duo of seniors Cobee Bryant and Mello Dotson were selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, the Big 12 Conference announced on Tuesday. Bryant and Dotson’s selections to the Preseason All-Big 12 Defense team make Kansas the only program with two selections...
Nicole Robson named Blue KC Sporting Samaritan for June
When Nicole Robson returned to school to pursue her Masters in Elementary Education, she knew her calling was to help educate children. Her stint as a Special Education Paraprofessional at Blue Valley’s Hilltop Learning Center helped her fall in love with the classroom, and specifically teaching. It didn’t take long before she accepted a position at Valley Park Elementary School in Overland Park, Kansas as a second-grade teacher in a Chinese Immersion classroom.
Kansas City to Host 2024 NWSL Championship
Kansas City's pioneering CPKC Stadium has been tapped to host the 2024 NWSL Championship, the league announced Wednesday morning. The stadium opened earlier this year as the first venue to be built specifically for an NWSL team. So far this season, the unbeaten Current have been selling out the 11,500-seat capacity stadium for every home game.
Four Jayhawks Listed on CSCAA Spring Individual Scholar All-America Teams
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Shiyun Lai, Lezli Sisung, Lauren Gryboski and Lize van Leeuwen were named to the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Spring Individual Scholar All-America Teams, the association announced Wednesday. Reflecting on the 2023-24 season, Lai earned first-team honors, while Sisung, Gryboski and van...
Prairie Village weighs buying church property. Could it become part of new city hall?
Prairie Village is considering purchasing a church property on Mission Road that could become part of a still-evolving plan to build a new city hall. At a special city council work session on Monday, discussion of the church appeared to inadvertently come up as councilmembers were hearing about a slightly revised site design layout for a new prospective $30 million city hall plan that the city has been discussing for more than a year.
Laura Teska Named Big 12 Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year
IRVING, Texas – Kansas Rowing junior Laura Teska has been named the Big 12 Rowing Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference office announced Wednesday. Teska becomes the second Kansas rower to be named the Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year, joining Liz Scherer, who received the honor in 2013. The award winners are selected based on the votes of each sport's respective head coaches.
Jayhawks tranfser has ties to Osawatomie
LAWRENCE – Noah Shelby is coming back to the state of Kansas, signing with the University of Kansas men’s basketball team. Shelby is transferring to Kansas from Rice University where he saw action in 30 games last season for the Owls.
79 year-old-woman identified as victim in Kansas City deadly shooting
KCPD reports that officers were dispatched at around 9:45 p.m. Upon arrival, they located a shooting victim, Ella Monroe, 79, unresponsive inside a vehicle at the intersection of 51st and Park Ave.
'Theatre in the Park' canceled on Wednesday night due to inclement weather
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City and the metro area has been getting hit with a lot of rain and stormy weather the past few days and events set outside face the unfortunate cancellations. According to the Theatre in the Park site, the Wednesday show was cancelled due to...
Chris Jones' Heir Apparent Named Chiefs' Most Promising Building Block of 2024
The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are trying to win an unprecedented third-straight title, which is unheard of in the NFL. For the Chiefs to accomplish this impressive feat, they will need their defense to play lights out again, which they did last season. Kansas City was ranked second in scoring defense (17.3 points per game allowed) and sacks (56) only behind the Baltimore Ravens.
Plan ahead to stay dry at Kansas City Independence Day celebrations
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A lot of eyes will be looking to the skies for fireworks tomorrow night. But clouds and rain in those skies have many asking if the show will go on. The key is to plan ahead. Outside the World War I Museum and Memorial, the stage has been set up in advance because the show must go on. So, before you come out here, make a to-do list of stuff to bring and where to go to stay dry.
Police search for answers in shooting death on Southwest Boulevard near La Bodega
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - KCPD is asking for the public’s help as a young man has died after he was found shot in his car over the weekend. According to police, this happened off Southwest Boulevard near La Bodega. This happened Saturday night around 7:30. When police arrived...
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