Overland Park is the second largest city in Kansas and is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri despite its location in Kansas. It was also the site of the first airplane flight west of the Mississippi River by the Wright brothers. The city is the setting for the Showtime original series The United States of Tara. Notable residents have included actor Paul Rudd (Knocked Up, Anchorman, I Love You, Man), psychologist Phil McGraw ("Dr. Phil"), actor Jason Sudeikis (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock), and professional golfer Tom Watson.

Population: 149080
Local Newspapers: Johnson County Sun Kansas City Kansan Record
Local Sports Teams: Kansas City Royals and Chiefs
Local Colleges: Emporia State University Ottawa University University of Kansas-Edwards Campus Baker University-Overland Park Campus

Zip Codes associated with overland park, kansas: 66062 66085 66202 66203 66204 66206 66207 66208 66209 66210 66211 66212 66213 66214 66215 66221 66223 66224
Towns/Cities near overland park, kansas : Prairie Village Leawood Lenexa Shawnee Merriam

A new golf and entertainment complex similar to TopGolf Overland Park and the Driv Golf Lounge + Brewhouse proposed for North Kansas City is coming to the Northland as part of the Metro North Crossing redevelopment.

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The rhythmic sounds of drums blend with the mesmerizing voices of American Indian singers filling the Field House at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas, on a recent spring weekend as dancers dressed in the traditional regalia of their tribal nations move around the dance floor. Participants have come from across the United States and Canada to take part in the 11th annual American Indian Health Education Alliance Our Nations Energies Health and Wellness Powwow.

Four members of the Kansas Judicial Council were reappointed to four-year terms by Chief Justice Lawton R. Nuss of the Kansas Supreme Court.

A Kansas City man was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 50 years for a man's death outside an Overland Park nightclub. James Willis was sentenced Wednesday for first-degree murder in the September 2015 death of 24-year-old Jurl Carter of Olathe.

Leawood police officers gave chase to a bank robbery suspect in the south Kansas City metro and made the arrest after the man driving crashed into another motorist. The high-speed police chase wound through the area near 128th and State Line Wednesday afternoon, ending on Pawnee after the dark red sedan crashed into the back of an SUV and slowed down.

Less than a month after reopening at the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center in the former King Louie building, the Johnson County Museum is planning a Family Fun Day, preceded by a Saturday morning concert by the Doo Dads. These events will take place on Saturday, July 1 at the JCAHC, located at 8788 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.

Representative Kevin Yoder of Overland Park, Kansas reacts to this morning's shooting in Alexandria, Virginia and talks about being on the congressional baseball team that was targeted.

A Kansas school district's decision to arm officers with semi-automatic rifles has reignited the debate on whether campus security should be equipped with high-powered firearms. Shawnee Mission School District has recently seen an array of reactions from the community in regards to its purchase of eight Smith & Wesson M&P semi-automatic rifles nearly two years ago.

A lot of Gershwin tunes - and that's what audiences will get with the delightful musical CRAZY FOR YOU at Theatre in the Park beginning Friday, June 16 for a seven-performance run. This all singing, dancing Gershwin classic musical runs through Sunday, June 18, and continues Wednesday, June 21 through Saturday, June 24. The box office opens at 6 p.m. and the gates to the seating bowl open at 6:30 p.m.; the show begins at 8:30 p.m. CRAZY FOR YOU is rated PG.

From his office at the Shawnee Mission school district administrative center, John Douglass, the district's director of safety and security, points to a sitting area in the hallway about 25 feet away. It's the distance a trained police officer can typically shoot an assailant with accuracy, he says.

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Kansas state Reps. John Barker, left, R-Abilene, and Dan Hawkins, right, R-Wichita, confer during a House debate on tax issues statehouse in Topeka.

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Service center shipments of red metals in April declined 9.2 percent from March, reports the Copper and Brass Servicenter Association, Overland Park, Kan. April copper shipments declined 10.0 percent to 10.4 million pounds, while alloy shipments dipped 8.5 percent to 10.4 million pounds, compared with the previous month.

The Senate and House defied Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday night by overriding his veto of a bill raising Kansas income taxes by $1.2 billion in two years to fill a gaping hole in state revenue and bank money to improve funding of public education.

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