Welcome to the Official Kansas City Business Directory and local information guide for the KC Metro. KCMetro.com offers the latest information on traffic, weather, movies, and entertainment and includes an extensive section for Local News for each city in the Kansas City metro area. This includes Olathe, Overland Park, Lee's Summit, Leawood, Grandview, Lenexa, Shawnee and Mission to name just a few. http://kcmetro.com/local-news/shawnee-ks/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:48:31 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb http://kcmetro.com/2012020740199/local-news/shawnee-ks/donated-diamond-ring-nets-thousands-for-salvation-army.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740199/local-news/shawnee-ks/donated-diamond-ring-nets-thousands-for-salvation-army.html Sold!]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:44:08 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740194/local-news/shawnee-ks/shawnee-county-da-to-decide-course-soon-in-planned-parenthood-documents-case.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740194/local-news/shawnee-ks/shawnee-county-da-to-decide-course-soon-in-planned-parenthood-documents-case.html A Kansas prosecutor expects to decide soon whether to pursue criminal charges over the shredding of state documents seen as key evidence in a criminal case against a Planned Parenthood clinic.]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:43:50 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740193/local-news/shawnee-ks/100-year-old-diamond-has-new-owner.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740193/local-news/shawnee-ks/100-year-old-diamond-has-new-owner.html A diamond dropped in a Salvation Army red kettle in Shawnee over the holidays has a new owner.]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:43:47 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740189/local-news/shawnee-ks/kansas-lawmakers-issues-arose-at-governor-events.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740189/local-news/shawnee-ks/kansas-lawmakers-issues-arose-at-governor-events.html TOPEKA (AP) -- Gov. Sam Brownback raised issues such as tax cuts and water policy in private meetings with legislators at his official residence, several lawmakers said Monday, although their accounts differed about the details.]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:44:13 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740188/local-news/shawnee-ks/kansas-da-to-decide-course-soon-in-documents-case.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740188/local-news/shawnee-ks/kansas-da-to-decide-course-soon-in-documents-case.html Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor says he plans to make a decision soon whether to pursue criminal charges over the shredding of state documents from a Planned Parenthood clinic.]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:44:10 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740180/local-news/shawnee-ks/scoreboard.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740180/local-news/shawnee-ks/scoreboard.html COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Texas Tech at Kansas State, 7 p.m. HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Hayden at Perry-Lecompton, 5 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Hayden at Junction City, 6 p.m. Highland Park at Shawnee Heights, 6 p.m. Topeka West at Seaman, 6 p.m.]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:44:30 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740174/local-news/shawnee-ks/oa39neal-letter-to-lawmakers-lacks-tact.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740174/local-news/shawnee-ks/oa39neal-letter-to-lawmakers-lacks-tact.html Words between Speaker of the House Mike O'Neal, R-Hutchinson, and Shawnee County District Attorney C ...]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:44:11 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020740166/local-news/shawnee-ks/daa39s-office-responds-to-speakera39s-criticism-of-koma-investigation.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020740166/local-news/shawnee-ks/daa39s-office-responds-to-speakera39s-criticism-of-koma-investigation.html District Attorney Chad Taylor launched an investigation into whether legislative dinners hosted by Gov. Sam Brownback at Cedar Crest violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act.]]> Shawnee, KS Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:44:26 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020640159/local-news/shawnee-ks/topeka-community-back-in-the-rodeo.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020640159/local-news/shawnee-ks/topeka-community-back-in-the-rodeo.html The Topeka community has won back the right to host the Kansas State High School Rodeo Championships. Kansas Expocentre general manager H.R.]]> Shawnee, KS Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:44:18 +0000 http://kcmetro.com/2012020540138/local-news/shawnee-ks/trash-truck-rolls-over-kills-driver.html http://kcmetro.com/2012020540138/local-news/shawnee-ks/trash-truck-rolls-over-kills-driver.html Police in Shawnee say a 61-year-old trash truck driver died when his truck rolled over him.]]> Shawnee, KS Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:43:49 +0000