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KC-area program will help kids disconnect from smartphone distractions | Opinion

Kansas City Star 18 Feb 2026
Parents at Nativity Parish School in Leawood will give students landline phones to teach them how to listen and communicate. Opinion ... .
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Employees exchange gunfire at Johnson County nursing home during argument

Kansas City Star 11 Feb 2026
Gunfire erupted between staff members at a Johnson County senior living facility early Tuesday, but no one was injured ... .
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40-year-old KC bar is opening its second location, this time in Johnson County

Kansas City Star 10 Feb 2026
It’ll be the bar’s first location outside its namesake neighborhood ... .
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New Johnson County steakhouse, oyster bar opening in former Winstead’s

Kansas City Star 29 Jan 2026
“You’re gonna think it was built in 1938,” the owners said ... .
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Johnson County residents relieved that Royals stadium won’t be in their backyard

Kansas City Star 28 Jan 2026
Several residents celebrated the Royals’ decision to look beyond the former Sprint campus at 119th and Nall for a new stadium ... .
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Foundation Repair Leawood Pro Team Offers Proven Solutions To Protect Customers

GetNews 27 Jan 2026
The services include foundation crack repair, interior and exterior waterproofing, foundation waterproofing, sump pump installation and replacement, crawl space support and encapsulation, slab leveling, mudjacking, and polyjacking in Leawood ... Leawood.
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Kids didn’t feel safe walking to school. 2 JoCo cities work together on upgrades

Kansas City Star 21 Jan 2026
“A lot of parents don’t let their kids walk or bike to school because the infrastructure was keeping people from participating,” one parent said ... .
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Search for Gracie: Fluffy JoCo pup’s holiday escapade grabs attention, hearts

Kansas City Star 17 Jan 2026
When Mike and Julie Hirons’ 3-year-old dog, Gracie, went missing before Christmas, the couple learned a lot about how to search for a lost dog ... .
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Smuggling primates amid the Prairie Village pet monkey debate | Opinion

Kansas City Star 21 Dec 2025
The real question is not the legality of having a pet monkey, but the ethics of keeping these creatures in captivity. From our readers ... .
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Plaza ‘anchor’ Lockton confirms move to Kansas after Leawood OKs big incentives

Kansas City Star 20 Dec 2025
The company’s new headquarters would open in 2030 in a 12-story, 444,000-square-foot office building to be constructed on the site ... .
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Leawood swings big to woo Plaza ‘anchor,’ major KC employer over the state line

Kansas City Star 19 Dec 2025
Another border war may be brewing as incentives for a major development in Johnson County hinge on one of Kansas City’s most notable employers coming to the Kansas side ... .
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JoCo Catholic school puts teacher on leave during ‘behavior’ investigation

Kansas City Star 18 Dec 2025
The school said the action “is not an assertion of guilt or wrongdoing, but was taken for the safety and well-being of all involved while the facts are reviewed.” ... .
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Mayor comes out against Johnson County Royals stadium as Kansas deadline looms

Kansas City Star 17 Dec 2025
Public opposition is mounting to a possible Royals ballpark on the former Sprint campus, one of three sites the team is reportedly considering for a new stadium ... .
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