12+ min ago   (982+ words) When Chelsea Medved moved to Olathe in 1999, she attended Heritage Elementary School in Olathe. Twenty-seven years later, her three children are following in her footsteps. “It’s such a close-knit community and the teachers are great,” Medved said. “My big thing…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (450+ words) A former paraprofessional who was allegedly fired for talking politics with a visiting state representative is now suing the Bonner Springs-Edwardsville Unified School District. Barbara Williams, who until recently worked in the western Wyandotte County district, claimed officials wrongfully fired…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago   (709+ words) Missouri students are back in class, but for a growing number of them, school does not look the same as it did a decade ago. Some attend school four days a week instead of five. Some do not go to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (141+ words) Nearby police activity caused a Platte County school district to cancel classes Tuesday morning. An unspecified police investigation near West Platte School District in Weston prompted the district to close for the day out of an abundance of caution. In…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (251+ words) After serving communities north of the Missouri River for more than three decades, a longtime senior services organization is shutting down. The Northland Shepherd’s Center announced plans last week to permanently close after 35 years of providing a variety of services…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (478+ words) The headline on an Aug. 29 story read, “Kansas City auto industry faces a new threat from Canada. Here’s what is at stake.” Let’s be clear. The threat is not from Canada. Donald Trump’s imposition of unjustifiable and cruel tariffs on…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1602+ words) For 16 years, Jamie Cox and her husband have been taking their four kids to soccer practice, games and tournaments throughout Johnson County. Her oldest son, who has now graduated from Baldwin City High School, started playing when he was 3, and…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (513+ words) Olathe Public Schools officials on Thursday unveiled a proposal to close five elementary schools and one middle school at the end of this school year amid ongoing concerns about declining enrollment. The schools that would close their doors permanently are…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (288+ words) America has seen record-breaking extreme heat temperatures this year, especially in the Kansas City metro. The recent heat wave of the past few weeks has been forcing local sports entities to adjust for some triple-digit heat indexes. School districts and…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (663+ words) Bus routes relearned, carpools reassembled and after-school pickups negotiated. A small infrastructure takes shape around each child, much of it reliant on the child’s home address and particular school. For some families and teachers, preparations are even more painstaking. A…...