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  • 2 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

    The Johnson County Post’s coverage of the 10th anniversary of hate-fueled shootings in Overland Park as well as a Shawnee Mission high school football player’s tragic death after a summer practice, were among the works cited for awards this year by the Kansas Press Association. KPA this week unveiled winners for its annual Awards of Excellence.

  • 3 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

    Phones are a pervasive and unavoidable part of everyday life, but what should be their place in schools? Johnson County school districts have been trying to answer that question in recent months, adjusting their policies and implementing new rules for how and when students can use their personal electronic devices during the school day. Are these policies an appropriate response to fears that phones are a distraction and even a danger in the schoolhouse?

  • 3 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

    Leawood Police say a suspect is in custody after multiple callers on Tuesday afternoon reported a “suspicious male” running through backyards and jumping fences in a residential area near State Line Road. In a press release Tuesday night, Leawood Police Capt. Jason Ahring said 911 calls began coming in around 4:50 p.m. reporting sightings of the man “carrying an object that appeared to be smoking.”The sightings occurred between 97th and 104th streets, from State Line to Sagamore roads.

  • 4 weeks ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

    For the second time this session, the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature has bypassed a veto by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. This time, the legislature’s successful override institutes a new law that eliminates the three-day grace period for mail-in ballots to be counted in elections. SB 4, which will take effect next year (and, therefore, not impact elections this coming November), requires that all advanced ballots be returned to county election officials by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

  • 1 month ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Kyle Palmer

    Phones are a pervasive and unavoidable part of everyday life, but what should be their place in schools? Johnson County school districts have been trying to answer that question in recent months, adjusting their policies and implementing new rules for how and when students can use their personal electronic devices during the school day. Are these policies an appropriate response to fears that phones are a distraction and even a danger in the schoolhouse?

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Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer @smpostkyle
9 Dec 24

Touching story and great photos from @JohnsonCntyPost reporter Andrew Gaug. https://t.co/osZcbpys7c

Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer @smpostkyle
8 Dec 24

Check on your KU friends today. M-I-Z!! @MizzouHoops https://t.co/7v3AWk6gBK

Kyle Palmer
Kyle Palmer @smpostkyle
6 Dec 24

And then finding out the Chiefs are still 11-1.

Matt Conner
Matt Conner @MattConnerAA

Imagine knowing in August: 1. Mahomes would never be in MVP conversation 2. Kareem Hunt: rushing leader 3. D-Hop could lead all WRs in yards 4. JuJu would have most rec. yd in single game 5. Caliendo, Morris, & Fortson have more catches than Skyy Moore 6. Gray has 2x TDs as Kelce