Smoke detectors help save three lives in Olathe fire
OLATHE, Kan. — Firefighters say smoke alarms saved a Olathe family of three Thursday morning. The fire began in the basement of the home in the 26000 block of W. 103rd Street in the Cedar Creek...
View ArticleFirefighters train for ice rescues using special suits
OLATHE, Kan. – Firefighters were trained by doing mock ice rescues on Saturday. A snow covered pond is beautiful but venture out onto it and it can be deceiving, even deadly. With bodies of water...
View ArticleSluggish school buses keep Olathe students home for another day
OLATHE, Kan. — It was another day off for students in the Olathe School District, but not because they had an extended break or because the roads are bad. Fifty of the buses that take kids to school...
View ArticleWoman injured after car crashes into building, pinning her inside
OLATHE, Kan. — A woman has been hospitalized Thursday after a car crashed through her storefront window, pinning her behind her desk. It happened at a strip mall at 127th and Mur-Len roads in Olathe,...
View ArticleOlathe man runs into burning home to retrieve Xbox
OLATHE, Kan. — An Olathe, Kan., man suffered minor smoke inhalation Friday morning after he returned to a burning home to retrieve his Xbox Friday morning, firefighters said. Firefighters said the fire...
View ArticleOlathe church “serves in the snow”
OLATHE, Kan. — Some parishioners at College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe are taking time to serve their neighbors and others in a cool, but simple way. “Yeah, it’s kind of wonderful. Not surprising...
View ArticleOlathe PD make arrest after finding homemade explosive
OLATHE, Kan. — Police responded to a forgery call on Friday afternoon in the 16600 block of West 135th Street and in the process, found something completely different. Officers found a homemade...
View ArticleVandals shatter dozens of car windows in Olathe
OLATHE, Kan. — Vandals, armed with a BB or pellet gun, shot out dozens of car windows, leaving a trail of destruction Friday morning. As many as 40 cars were damaged in the 1200 block of E. Johnston...
View ArticleTwo treated after morning house fire in Olathe
OLATHE, Kan. — Firefighters rescued a woman after a fire swept through her home in the 2000 block of East Mohawk in Olathe, Kan. The 911 call came in just before 7 Friday morning with news that two...
View ArticlePolice on the lookout for man who exposed himself to elementary student
OLATHE, Kan. — An 11-year-old girl who attends Rolling Ridge Elementary told police that an unknown man exposed himself to her on Wednesday morning. Officers responded to the area of Ferrell Street and...
View ArticleWayward wallaby spends Sunday night bouncing around Johnson County
OLATHE, Kan. — Drivers in Olathe had to do a double-take Sunday night when they reported seeing a tiny kangaroo bouncing down the road. Turns out, it was a family’s pet wallaby who escaped from their...
View ArticlePolice looking for thief repeatedly robbing Olathe restaurants
OLATHE, Kan. — Olathe police are looking for a man they say has been breaking into restaurants in early morning hours and walking away with cash. Police say it’s happened at least three times at two...
View ArticleOlathe police seek public’s help identifying this man
OLATHE, Kan. — The Olathe Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man in reference to a theft from a locker at Health Ridge Fitness Center. The victim’s credit cards were...
View ArticleOlathe veteran gets a new place to call home
OLATHE, Kan. — There’s no place like home, especially for one Olathe veteran who says he’s waited his whole life for Friday, the day he became the owner of a brand new home. Gabe Snowden’s two-year-old...
View ArticleKansas man charged with rape of Olathe woman in apartment
OLATHE, Kan. — A 22-year-old Kansas man appeared in court Monday after being charged with raping an Olathe woman in her apartment last month and attempting to kidnap and rape another woman late last...
View ArticleIf you’re missing four goats, we know where they are
OLATHE, Kan. — The Olathe Police Department is asking the public’s help locating the owners of four goats found near I-35 and Elm exit on Thursday, Sept. 4. Police are asking anyone with information...
View ArticlePolice searching for suspect who stabbed man arriving to work in Olathe
OLATHE, Kan. — Police are searching for a robber who stabbed a man in the stomach Thursday morning as he arrived at work. The stabbing happened outside a business near 116th and Strang Line Road....
View ArticleOlathe parents and district encourage open discussion on suicide after two...
OLATHE, Kan. — The Olathe School District says counselors, social workers, and school psychologists are prepared to help any student who is struggling with the recent deaths of two students from Olathe...
View ArticleFamily shaken by violent home invasion, assault carried out in front of 6...
OLATHE, Kan. — Burglars got violent during a terrifying home invasion in Olathe – punching a woman in the face, dragging her by the hair and pointing a gun at her head, all in front of her and her...
View ArticleOlathe homicide victim identified; suspect charged with second-degree murder
OLATHE, Kan. — Police have a suspect in custody after a man was found shot and killed inside an Olathe home last week. Police identified the victim on Tuesday as 26-year-old Jose Antonio-Guzman of...
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