When Ken Sissom became the mayor of Merriam, Kansas, in 2008, he knew exactly what he was getting into. He was on the police department in Merriam for 26 years, serving the last 13 as police chief.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 23-year-old man died after a stabbing Friday night in Merriam, Kansas. Merriam police responded to the incident around 11 p.m. in the 7300 block of Royalty Way. Upon arrival, ...

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MERRIAM, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today opened the doors of its Kansas City-area store to customers at 9 a.m. CDT in Merriam, KS. The 359,000 ...

'Still Time,' a limestone and steel tower in a surrounding park, is envisioned as a gathering place. Merriam is one of Johnson County’s oldest communities. Over the last decade, the city has made a ...

Police say things in Merriam, Kansas, could have been much worse after an early morning crash involving a police cruiser and an impaired driver Friday. "Ever wonder why officers offset their vehicles ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MERRIAM, Kan. — Emergency crews are on the ...

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person died Tuesday night in a traffic crash at West 57th Street and Antioch Road in Merriam. The incident happened at about 7:10 p.m. The car struck a light pole. No word if ...