Audio clips
Births
Chats
Couples
- Engagement: Cobb and Bower
- Engagement: Cobb and Bower
- Engagement: Cobb and Compton
- Engagement: Cobb and Compton
- Engagement: Radice and Esqueda
- Anniversary: Ferguson
- Anniversary: Teske
- Anniversary: Farmer
Obituaries
On the street
- What’s your favorite place in Shawnee, and why?
- Which Shawnee roadway is the scariest to drive?
- What advice would you give to Shawnee students heading back to school in a few weeks?
- What’s the one, single thing that represents Shawnee to you?
- Shawnee has tapped more than $7 million for street maintenance in 2013. In your opinion, are roads the No. 1 issue facing the city right now?
Photos
Photo galleries
Polls
Have you noticed a foul odor coming from the landfill?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 60% | |
| No | 21% | |
| Yes, but only when driving by the landfill | 18% | |
| Total | 38 | |
Videos
- A comeback 30 years in the making: Shawnee banker takes the stage
- June 20, 2018
- One Shawnee dad is proving it’s never too late to pursue your passion.
- Shawnee Mission audiologists help patients hear their best
- June 20, 2018
- The Associated Audiologists Shawnee Mission Clinic opened on the campus of Shawnee Mission Medical Center in 2008, then relocated a few years later to the Antioch Hills Medical Building, 8800 W. 75th Street, Suite 101.
- Shawnee students receive K-State honors
- June 20, 2018
- Shawnee students were among thousands who earned semester honors for their academic performance.
- SM Northwest students earn forensics awards
- June 20, 2018
- A team of Shawnee Mission Northwest students earned one of the top prizes at the National Catholic Forensics League Grand National Tournament.
- Automotive Advisers: From shocks to struts, here are tips for maintaining a smooth ride
- June 20, 2018
- Our car experts Scott and Tammie Green reveal the secrets to a smooth automobile ride.
- Hampton Woods Apartment Homes fire ruled accidental
- 05:09 a.m., June 20, 2018 Updated 11:48 p.m.
- Firefighters from Shawnee and Lenexa were called to respond on the fire just after 2 a.m. Wednesday.
- Mill Valley alumnus Lucas Krüll returns to gridiron, signs with Florida
- June 19, 2018
- Mill Valley alumnus Lucas Krüll is returning to SEC Country after verbally committing to play football for the University of Florida.
- Shawnee-area football players propel Kansas All-Stars to 30-0 win in GKCFCA All-Star Game
- June 18, 2018
- The Kansas All-Stars snapped a seven-game losing streak to Missouri in the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association All-Star Game with the help of 11 Shawnee-area players. Mill Valley alumnus Brody Flaming was named the Kansas MVP after throwing touchdown passes to Shawnee Mission Northwest product Hayden Goodpaster and former St. Thomas Aquinas standout Joseph Clune. Northwest alumnus Travis Morrison helped highlight the shutout with 1.5 sacks. St. James product Jack Petz led Kansas with 45 rushing yards. De Soto alumnus Bryce Mohl scored on a touchdown run. Before the game, fellow DHS product Jack Barger was the Kansas recipient of the Ronald Warren Award — which goes to the most outstanding linebacker in the state. Other area alumni who played were Ike Valencia (Mill Valley), Evan Rice (MV), Trevor Watts (De Soto), Zach Titus (DHS) and Parker Kelley (St. James).
- Shawnee City Council approves creation of TIF redevelopment district for new Bellmont Promenade project
- June 18, 2018
- An updated version of the much-anticipated Bellmont Promenade project is in motion.
- Shawnee woman arrested after allegedly threatening her brother with a knife
- 12:02 p.m., June 17, 2018 Updated 04:21 p.m.
- A 25-year-old Shawnee woman was arrested early Sunday after she allegedly threatened her brother with a knife.
- ‘Assist the Officer’ called during large disturbance overnight
- June 17, 2018
- No one was injured or arrested after Shawnee and Lenexa officers broke up the large disturbance.
- Disabled vehicle, being pushed by pedestrians, sideswiped on I-435 overnight
- June 17, 2018
- Two people were transported to area hospitals after a vehicle, which had run out of gas and was being pushed by pedestrians, was struck on southbound Interstate 435 in Lenexa.
- 2 Deputy Killed In Kansas City, Kan.
- June 16, 2018
- One sheriff’s deputy has died and another is hospitalized after a shooting near the county courthouse in Kansas City, Kan.
- Man sentenced to 15 years for Walmart attack
- June 15, 2018
- An Overland Park man was sentenced today for a deadly Shawnee Walmart attack, which took place nearly two years ago.
- New staffing agency puts Shawnee community to work
- June 14, 2018
- Ever since Alliance Workforce opened its Shawnee branch in January, it has helped numerous people in the community find reliable jobs.
- Kansas officials ask Yoder to seek end of family separations at US border
- June 14, 2018
- Dozens of elected officials in Rep. Kevin Yoder’s congressional district in Kansas are pushing him to demand an end to the forced separation of families caught crossing the U.S. border illegally.
- SMNW’s Mike Cooper named Kansas Cross Country Track and Field Coaches Association 6A Boys Coach of the Year
- June 14, 2018
- Shawnee Mission Northwest track and field coach Mike Cooper was selected as the Kansas Cross Country Track and Field Coaches Association 6A Boys Coach of the Year on Thursday.
- Human skull found along Kansas River sandbar
- June 13, 2018
- A kayaker reported finding a human skull along a sandbar in the Kansas River on Sunday afternoon.
- JCPRD offers family fun this summer
- June 12, 2018
- Johnson County Parks and Recreation District is offering several family-friendly activities this summer.
- Mill Valley High School student helps educate youth on water conservation
- June 12, 2018
- A Shawnee teenager was among more than a dozen Johnson County teenagers recently recognized by Bayer.
Point of View
What’s your favorite place in Shawnee, and why?
“The magic bike path (75th and Pflumm) winds lazily through water and trees. I feel like I’m in fairy tale land!”
