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
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SORGHUM PRICES FALL 3X IN WAKE OF CHINA'S TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENT Apr. 24, 2018 Bloomberg reports: Bids for sorghum in the Gulf of Mexico have almost disappeared after China's decision earlier this week to impose a 179 percent tariff on U.S. imports, according to grain-handling company Scoular Co. "There's been very little trade," Bob Ludington, who oversees Omaha-based Scoular's North America grain and oilseed division, said in an interview Thursday.

An Kansas family faces a dilemma after a dog they thought was friendly attacked their daughter and killed their Pomeranian. The incident happened outside a home in Overland Park, but the dog and its owner live in the city of Olathe.

When Ethan Corson was a child growing up in Overland Park, baseball was his passion. George Brett was his hero.

Dou Zecheng celebrates on the 18th hole after winning the Digital Ally Open of the WEB.COM Tour at Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate on July 30, 2017 in Overland Park, Kansas. Dou, is the first Chinese player to earn a PGA Tour card.

In this Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 photo, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach answers questions about his run for the Republican nomination for governor during an interview at the Johnson County Republican Party's headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. Kobach is ... more > , saying he misled both election officials and voters despite the court's orders laying out notices he was supposed to send to them about voting status.

The mother of a suburban Kansas City teenager who was shot to death by an Overland Park police officer in January is suing the officer and the city. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by Sheila Albers alleges the officer, Clayton Jenison, was never in danger and had no reason to draw his weapon when he shot 17-year-old John Albers as he backed a minivan out of the family's garage on Jan. 20. The officer "acted recklessly and deliberately" when he shot the teenager, who may not have known police were at his home, the lawsuit says.

Oliver Davis, 6, wants to be a police officer when he grows up and said he enjoys showing kindness towards people. Oliver Davis, 6, wants to be a police officer when he grows up and said he enjoys showing kindness towards people.

Two University of Kansas students were among the top competitors at the 2018 Yale Hindi Debate. This marks the second year that KU has participated in the event, which draws a number of students from top national colleges and universities.

The front of the National section of Tuesday's New York Times featured Mitch Smith in Wichita at the trial of three militia members, accused of planning to bomb an apartment complex occupied by Somali immigrants in, " Terror Plot or Idle Talk? Kansas Trial Hinges on the Answer -- 3 Militia Members Talked of Killing Somali Refugees ." Smith leaned hard on the purported recent jump in anti-Muslim hate crimes, despite such figures being, as CNN has admitted, " flawed and incomplete ."

InvestCloud Inc., a global FinTech firm, has announced FCI Advisors as the latest wealth manager to adopt its digital platform. FCI will use InvestCloud to digitize services and engagement for its high-net-worth and institutional clients.

Overland Park, KS, Epic Products, LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots of Euphoric capsules, packaged in 1 count blister cards, 3 count bottles, and 12 count bottles to the consumer level. FDA analysis found samples of Euphoric to be tainted with undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil, active ingredients in two FDA-approved prescription drug products, also known as phosphodiesterase 5-inhibitors , used to treat male erectile dysfunction .

A 6-year-old boy is bringing smiles to the faces of the elderly residents of his local nursing home. "Officer" Oliver Davis stopped by the Westchester Village of Lenexa senior center recently to pass out roses while wearing his police uniform.

Closer to home we keep the fire in an ongoing quest to check the Kansas City news. Here are some morning highlights worth peek: Overland Park, Kansas, police released video of a car hitting a motorcyclist at 95th Street and Metcalf Avenue on Thursday.

A soft target in Johnson County is taken down once again . . . Time time by a local hipster who is short in stature and long on bravado.

Tabman has entered the race to become governor of Kansas. He is one of eight Democratic candidates to file for the office.

Three generation of Wineberg rebbetzin run Mikvah Chana at Chabad House Center in Overland Park - Devorey Wineberg, Blumah Wineberg and Esty Perman. Photo by Scott Fishman Although a mikvah needs living water, the floods that hit Mikvah Chana last summer weren't spiritual - they were destructive.

Findlay City Planning Commission this morning approved a revised site plan for the site of the Chinese fast food restaurant, Panda Express, 1843 Tiffin Ave. The revision calls for a bigger building which would accommodate two more businesses.

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