Democratic Party candidate for Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson gets a hug from a supporter at an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in downtown Overland Park. Chris Ochsner ...

Nov. 5, 2024, is a day Byron Roberson will never forget. It’s the day he was elected as the first Black sheriff of Johnson County, and the first Democrat to serve in nearly a century.

Prairie Village police chief Byron Roberson makes history in Johnson County Sheriff in nearly a century. It’s overdue.

A three-year investigation into election fraud in Johnson County found no confirmed cases, the sheriff's office said on Tuesday.

Sheriff Byron Roberson is the first African American man to lead the county and the first Democrat to wear the badge in more than 90 years.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Voters in Johnson County, Kansas have officially selected Democrat Byron Roberson as the new county sheriff in a tight race against Republican Doug Bedford. After the votes ...

Johnson County voters chose Byron Roberson as their next sheriff in a close race Tuesday, electing a Democrat to lead the department for the first time in nearly a century and after heavy scrutiny ...

With the election for Johnson County Sheriff now between Democrat Byron Roberson and Republican Doug Bedford, polarizing issues that Calvin Hayden had campaigned on — election skepticism and ...

A 52-year-old Kansas City, Missouri, resident has been charged with multiple counts related to a conspiracy to commit arson ...

Byron Roberson is the first Democrat in 96 years, and the first African American, to hold the office of Johnson County Sheriff. Chosen by voters in last week's election, Roberson succeeds the ...

Sheriff Byron Roberson (KCTV5) “It feels great,” Roberson said. “But I feel even greater that no one will ever have to say ‘the first African American’ to hold this role. There will be ...

Johnson County voters chose Byron Roberson as their next sheriff in a close race Tuesday, electing a Democrat to lead the department for the first time in nearly a century and after heavy scrutiny ...