Lees Summit News

With the holidays fast approaching, many Lee's Summit residents are stocking up on canned goods to give to local food pantries.

A Kansas City-area state House member is resigning his seat in the Legislature.Republican Brian Yates, of Lee's Summit, said Monday that he is stepping down.

Two Lee's Summit teenagers were taken to Centerpoint Medical Center Nov. 25 after a serious crash at 3:06 p.m. on M-150 Highway, just east of Harris Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.According to the patrol, Alyssa Patton, 18, westbound on M-150 Highway in a 2001 Volkswagon, drove off the right side of the road, overcorrected and ...

'Flash Mob' Brings Cheer to Surprised Metro Shoppers It's a trend that hopped the pond from Europe and is spreading in from the East Coast, and on Wednesday night the fun landed at the tree lighting ceremony in Lee's Summit.

Matthew Ranville was found not guilty on Thursday after a jury trial in the 16th Circuit Court of Jackson County.

A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of an alleged robbery suspect, according to the Lee's Summit Police Department.

Lees Summit police are seeking the publics help identifying a man who robbed a discount store.The incident occurred Nov.

A case that startled the community and saddened a woman's family has closed. The woman whose body was found floating in a Smithville fishing pond died as a result of suicide by drowning, the Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office determined.

Lee's Summit -- Lee's Summit police have arrested a 22-year-old jail inmate who escaped earlier Sunday while being treated at a hospital.

The city of O'Fallon, Mo., is once again ranked among the Safest Cites in America, as determined by CQ Press, which announced the publication of City Crime Rankings 2009-10, its annual collection of data comparing crime numbers, rates and trends throughout the country.

It was only a matter of time -- Santa has joined Facebook. Santa Claus is getting a little help this year and enlisted Steve Dailey of Lee's Summit to help with his Facebook mail.

A Lee's Summit man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a $1 million fraud scheme against his former employer.Randy Wilson, 50, of Lee's Summit, was charged in a six-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City on Nov.

RAYTOWN, Mo. - " A shopping center some thought was destined for demolition is getting some new life.

Three people have been sentenced for staging an assault to influence a sexual harassment suit against a Kansas City luxury car dealer.

A federal grand jury has charged a 50-year-old Lees Summit man for allegedly defrauding his former employer of almost $1 million.Randy Wilson is accused of engaging in an eight-year scheme ending in June 2008 that cost his employer, R.F. Fisher Electric Co., of Kansas City, Kan., about $992,000. Prosecutors said Wilson was fired in June 2008.The ...

When real estate appraiser Greg Berry realized that the real estate market was getting to the point where he could no longer support his family, he set about appraising what other business opportunities might exist around his neighborhood in Lee's Summit.

Lee's Summit residents can now license Fido and Fluffy online. With a current rabies vaccination certificate and a credit card, residents can visit www.lspets.net and follow the prompts.

Chuck Pullium's bike is in pieces after he was hit from behind by a car on NW Lou Holland Drive on Sept.

Lee's Summit PD is now accepting applications for its Citizens Police Academy, which starts March 2. It'll run for 10 weeks and will meet from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday nights.

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - The City of Lee's Summit is warning residents of opportunists trying to mislead homeowners into agreeing to have home addresses painted on the curb.