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LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - It was supposed to be a relaxing Memorial Day weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks.

The collective fascination this year even reached the halls of Congress, as Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill 's staff was compelled to pen the most completely readable press release of the year.

During the month of June 2012, Guitar Center is holding a Recording Made Easy - Pro Tools 10 workshop for Musicians who want to learn how to record at home on their personal computers.

One made it, one did not.Jordan Gabriella Hoffman, a 14-year-old from Lee’s Summit making her third and final appearance at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, made it to the championship round tonight.But 10-year-old Vanya Shivashankar’s remarkable run ended shortly before 1 p.m. today with the word "pejerrey," a type of fish.

In years past, the annual Frontier Days celebration honored a distinguished citizen as Grand Marshal of the parade.

There are many activities coming up at the Mid-Continent Libraries this coming week.

Submitted Photo Harry W. and Alice J. Sanders Bratton of Lee's Summit will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, June 8, 2012.

Welcome to the new home of Lee's Summit Tribune. We are dedicated to providing you the most current and accurate news and events in Lee's Summit Dissenting Opinion Questions "Teardrop" in Jackson County Suburbs Displacing 150,000 citizens.

A Lee's Summit man and Richmond teen received serious injuries in a one-vehicle wreck 10:15 a.m. Monday at Crispin Road, east of Institute Street in Richmond.

At least seven metro residents were involved in Memorial Day weekend accidents at the Lake of the Ozarks, authorities said.

A 13-year-old Lee's Summit girl has accomplished a huge hurdle her family wasn't sure she would make just three months ago.

The City of Lee's Summit has become aware of letters left at residences throughout our community which imply that address numbers painted on curbs assist public safety personnel in locating properties.

A teenage girl was seriously injured Saturday when the inner tube she was riding in, being towed near the 63 mile marker, crossed a large wake and went airborne.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man faces assault charges after he allegedly shot another man in the face in a Lee's Summit park over the weekend, prosecutors said on Monday.

Lee's Summit police filed charges today against a man accused of shooting a teenager Sunday morning in a park.Charles E. Preston, 20, of Lee's Summit is charged with first-degree assault with serious injury and armed criminal action.

Arrest warrants were signed this morning against Charles E. Preston of Lee's Summit related to the Sunday morning shooting at Legacy Park in Lee's Summit.

Let's start Monday with a note that some parts of Kansas City are every bit as violent as a foreign battle zone.

One of the biggest business losses of the May 25, 2011, tornado is proving to be one of the biggest success stories.

Police received a call about 10:30 a.m. Sunday for a shooting at Legacy Park in Lee's Summit, located in the 900 block of Northeast Bluestem Drive.

The shooting happened in a parking lot at Legacy Park in Lee's Summit at about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.