OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The renowned and celebrated actor and director, LeVar Burton, will visit Metro Kansas City in mid February. Mr.

Evidence unearthed by UC students working this summer at Shawnee Lookout park builds the case in the strongest way yet for a direct connection between the Native American cultures of the ancient Hopewell and the modern Shawnee societies.

By Phil Anderson By Phil Anderson THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL The Shawnee County Commission on Thursday voted 2-0 to acquire a sliver of property just east of the Lake Shawnee Golf Course that will allow access from a new housing development to a walking trail that is being built around the lake.

The Capital-Journal One of the key elements of the new two-mile section of the Lake Shawnee Trail will be added at 9 a.m. Monday when an 84-foot-long, 12-foot-wide pedestrian bridge is set in place.

By Jack Weinstein, The Olathe News, Kan. Jul. 15--Olathe's growth has outpaced every other city in Kansas and Missouri, and the city continues to be one of the fastest growing in the nation. The U.S.