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Lee's Summit, Lee's Summit West face playoff rematches at Blue Springs & Raymore-Peculiar

Lee's Summit (6-4) at Blue Springs (7-2) It's a rematch for the Lee's Summit Tigers and Wildcats who just three weeks ago played at Peve Stadium where the host Wildcats won easily 41-20. The Tigers visit this time with a healthier group eager to extend their season. The Tigers, now 6-4, showed just how healthy they are last week routing Columbia Hickman 49-14 on the road.

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Hollywood-born hot chicken eatery Angry Chickz nears Olathe opening

A hot chicken eatery that got its start on the West Coast is saying hello to Johnson County this month. Los Angeles-based Angry Chickz will officially open its new Olathe location on Nov. 13 — its first one in the Kansas City metro area, and its 50th location overall.

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Lenexa meeting gets heated as councilmember calls for censure of colleagues over open meetings violation

The Lenexa City Council meeting on Tuesday devolved into finger-pointing as two councilmembers went back and forth in a heated exchange over a ruling that several councilmembers broke Kansas’ open meetings law. From the dais on Tuesday, Councilmember Bill Nicks accused four other councilmembers of “secretly involving” him in...

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Raymore woman, former tax preparer pleads guilty to tax fraud scheme

RAYMORE, Mo. (KCTV) - A Raymore woman and former tax preparer has pleaded guilty to a tax fraud scheme to get her clients bigger refunds. Teneika Reynolds, 50, pleaded guilty in federal court to aiding and assisting in the preparation of falx tax returns, federal officials said. Reynolds was the...

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Johnson County electing 11 new Democrat lawmakers ends a Republican supermajority

Johnson County voters could send nearly a dozen new Democratic lawmakers to the Kansas House, helping reshape the Legislature and break up a Republican supermajority. Kansas Democrats needed to gain five seats in the House to end the Republican stranglehold on the chamber. They gained those seats and much more in Johnson County. The tidal wave of votes for Democratic candidates in the suburban Kansas City county drove a historic night for the political party, which saw its first candidate elected to the U.S. Senate in nearly a century. The county’s voters flipped 11 of the 20 state legislative seats expected to switch from Republican to Democratic control once vote totals are finalized. Democrats are now expected to hold 25 of the county’s 27 seats in the Kansas House. Several of those races came down to the wire and may not be fully decided until all mail ballots are counted this week. But the outcome shows that Johnson County’s voters practically single-handedly ended the Republican supermajority. The walloping of Republican candidates reflected a motivated electorate. Johnson County saw its second-highest turnout for a midterm election in history, with 62% of registered voters casting ballots. The only midterm with a higher

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UPS hiring 1,500+ seasonal workers in Lenexa; job fair Nov. 6-7

LENEXA, Kan. (KCTV) - UPS is hiring more than 1,500 seasonal workers in Lenexa and holding job fairs Nov. 6-7. The company says the jobs pay $21 to $37 an hour and offer flexible schedules. UPS says some seasonal workers go on to permanent positions. Seasonal roles in Lenexa include:

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Kansas voters turned out in historic numbers, driven by high-stakes races and ballot issues

Kansas voters turned out in high numbers on Tuesday to weigh in on contentious races for governor and the U.S. Senate. The Kansas secretary of state’s office said at least 1 million votes were cast, and officials think that’s in the state's top three for voter turnout in a nonpresidential election year.

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Local Lime, serving ‘Baja-inspired’ cuisine, takes over former Bravo! eatery in Leawood

A “Baja-inspired” eatery that got its start in Arkansas is gearing up for its Johnson County debut. On Nov. 16, Local Lime will open its new Leawood location, serving tacos, housemade salsas, craft cocktails and more. Local Lime will open at 5005 W. 117th St. The restaurant will...

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High turnout, shifting power in Kansas Legislature leave voters hopeful for compromises in Topeka

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (KCTV) - The campaign advertisements are finally off the air and yard signs are coming down, but voters across the Kansas City metro say their work is far from finished following an Election Day that shifted the balance of power across Kansas. In Johnson and Wyandotte counties,...

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