Lees Summit News

American Federation of Teachers

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:57:23 GMT

"We have great hopes that we're going to work well with her."

The registered nurses at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence voted 167-103 on Friday to join a union. via Kansas City Business Journal

Charges filed in death of bicyclist

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:27:57 GMT

An Independence man was charged Friday with second-degree felony murder in the death of a bicyclist. via News Tribune

Blogger meetups

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 18:44:50 GMT

Two blogger meetups have been schedule for the near future. November 17 in Lee's Summit Christa at Blog gory is organizing a meetup out in Lee's Summit and inviting all types of bloggers, blog readers, ... via BlogKC

Coping with Hard Loss

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:43:49 GMT

"He was one hell of a kid and his parents are good people who did a good job of raising him"

Independence School District officials identified the 17-year-old boy killed during a police pursuit Thursday night as Christopher Cooper, a junior at Truman High School. via The Examiner

Former Volunteer Charged with Stealing Monkeys

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 06:40:05 GMT

"It's a waiting game now, to see if she wants to give the monkeys up"

Three monkeys were stolen from a monkey sanctuary and the sanctuary owner said it's all because of the death of a one-armed monkey. via KCTV5

North Kansas City Fraud Scheme Ringleader Pleads Guilty to All Charges

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:35:28 GMT

A North Kansas City, Mo., business owner pleaded guilty in Federal Court to leading a conspiracy to commit mortgage fraud, according to John F. Wood, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. via National Mortgage News

Teen faces charges in DWI crash

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:21:50 GMT

A Greenwood, Mo., teenager was allegedly drunk and speeding when the car he was driving crashed last month, leaving a Lee's Summit teenager in critical condition. via Lee's Summit Journal - Lee's Summit, ...

Police chase ends with fatality after crash in Raytown

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 06:57:03 GMT

A 40-year-old man died Thursday morning after his car crashed in Raytown while he was speeding away from Independence police.

Police identified the dead man as Anthony L. Jones of Lee's Summit. Jones was the second man to die attempting to flee Independence police in the past two weeks.

Independence police spokesman Tom Gentry gave this account:

An officer was parked in the Gates barbecue parking lot on U.S. 40 about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday when he saw a white Pontiac Grand Prix speed by. As the officer left the parking lot, the car turned south onto Sterling Avenue. Read more

Lee's Summit Police asking for public's help

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:44:20 GMT

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - " The Lee's Summit Police Department is looking for assistance in identifying suspects in a recent major theft from two local businesses. via NBC Action News

Panel nominates 3 for appeals court spot

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:54:23 GMT

They missed out on the job two weeks ago. But two Kansas City area attorneys are back on the short list to fill a vacancy on the state appeals court. via KansasCity.com

Missouri climber rescued near Vail

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:54:21 GMT

By Daniel J. Chacon, Rocky Mountain News October 16, 2007 A Missouri man missing for two nights in below-freezing temperatures in the Holy Cross Wilderness Area near Vail was found Monday, thanks, in part, to his big feet. Jacob Gately, 23, of Lee's Summit, who suffered only from frostbite and hypothermia, may owe his rescue to his size 13 shoes. Searchers found his tracks late Sunday and kept following the large impressions in the snow. "He wears a size 13 shoe, so it was easy to verify that it was a big foot," Eagle County sheriff's spokeswoman Sara Cross said. "He was walking when they found him. It's amazing that he was in such good shape," she said. Cross said Gately was taken to Vail Valley Medical Center, where he remained hospitalized overnight in stable condition. "Everybody wants to know how Jacob survived and what he was doing while he was out there," she said. "We are all anxious to hear." Gately plans to hold a news conference today at 11 a.m. Gately was reported missing about 7 p.m. Saturday after he failed to show up at the campsite where he was supposed to meet his brother Josh, 24, also of Lee's Summit. The brothers had climbed to the summit of Mount of the Holy Cross but were separated on their way down at around 13,000 feet. The area has received up to a foot of snow since Saturday. Searchers found Jacob Gately's tracks on a different trail than he and his brother had been hiking Saturday. Sunday's search was initially going to be called off at 7 p.m. "But that was about the time they found these tracks, so they kept going" until 1 a.m., Cross said. Eleven volunteers, a rescue dog and a helicopter followed the same tracks Monday and found Gately walking on an access road about noon. "It was a very successful search and a very successful story for Jacob," Cross said. Gately, who was carrying only water and an energy bar, was wearing jeans, tennis shoes, a fleece garment and a rain jacket. "We appreciate everything everyone has done," the Gately family said in a statement provided by the sheriff's office. "We are very thankful and very grateful to have both sons back."