A Roeland Park, Kansas, couple have been charged with first-degree murder in the 2023 overdose death of a pregnant woman.

Johnson County District Court is the 10th Judicial District in Kansas. This year, 10 of the district’s 22 judges are up for retention elections. This article is part of the 2024 KC Voter Guide.

The old Johnson County Courthouse opened in Olathe in 1952. Shane Keyser The Kansas City Star The reconfiguration of Olathe’s courthouse square began June 1, as Johnson County deeded over one of ...

Citing “prosecutorial errors,” the State of Kansas overturned Devonte Wash’s conviction just over three years after the case ...

A new facility for autopsies has been added to the mix as the Johnson County Commission looks at financing for a new courthouse. The facility, at a separate location from the courthouse, would be ...

Officials in Kansas have revealed this week the findings inside a time capsule that was discovered during recent demolition of the old Johnson County Courthouse building in Olathe, just outside of ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former accounting supervisor with the Johnson County, Kansas, District Court is facing federal charges for embezzling more than $1 million.

Nearly 71 years after it was placed in the former courthouse building, Johnson County leaders are uncovering treasures inside a 1951 time capsule.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Supreme Court announced Friday that it is reversing a capital murder conviction for a Johnson County case in which a man was accused of killing his pregnant ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An unknown white powdery substance was discovered in the Johnson County Courthouse mailroom Thursday morning, according to a JoCo Sheriff’s Office spokesperson.

The capsule was installed in the previous Johnson County Courthouse 71 years ago on May 7, 1951. Advertisement It was discovered in a wall cavity near the southeast corner of the building.