Lees Summit News

The Jackson County Sheriff’s office is looking for woman believed to have cashed some stolen credit card convenience checks at a Bank Midwest branch inside a Lee’s Summit Wal-Mart around noon on ...

A family-owned coffee shop in Lee’s Summit was to have had its grand opening on Tuesday.

The odds were favorable that Missouri’s new teacher of the year would be from the Kansas City area because four of the six finalists call this region home.But the state Department of Elementary and ...

A lightning strike ignited a blaze that caused extensive damage to a house near Raintree Lake, fire officials said.A neighbor reported seeing smoke after lighting struck the house in the 900 block of S.W. ...

Lee's Summit firefighters battled a large house fire near Raintree Lake for more than two hours tonight.

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. - " Fire officials say a lightning strike ignited a fire that caused about $250,000 to a Lee's Summit home Thursday night.

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Robert Williams left his job, rented out his house, and is now walking across the country to raise money for autism.

Glenda Grimes, who faced charges of second-degree murder and elder abuse in the February death of her mother, has been transferred to state mental-health officials for evaluation.Court officials in late July ...

LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Fire crews said a grill started an overnight blaze at a Lee's Summit house.

This week, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources held a meeting in Lee's Summit to discuss the department's recommendations for swimming use designations and water quality criteria on area streams and ...

The Lee's Summit Chamber was among only four chambers that recently received the distinguished 4-Star rating designation by the United States Chamber of Commerce.

Although he already has prevailed on several fundraising complaints, attorney general candidate Chris Koster still has complaints pending against him at the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Routes, form and funding are three of the key issues being addressed at a series of public transit forums being held throughout the area.

An Independence man is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of his apparent girlfriend.Late last week, Jackson County prosecutors charged 43-year-old Demetrius R. Harbour with second-degree murder ...

A Lee's Summit woman won $40,000 in the Missouri Lottery's power play Aug. 13th. 34 year-ole Melanie Lombardo matched four white-ball numbers and the Powerball number.

Off of Lee's Summit Road sits a cave - pretty much hidden to anyone who doesn't know it is there.

Give this fight a couple of days and it might make The Star . . . Or at least Prime Buzz.

Lincoln University gained a glimpse into the life of one of its key founders with the donation of a series of pristine Civil War-era letters penned by Lt.

Jackson County prosecutors charged a homeless man with sexually assaulting two children in Lee's Summit.

A series of meetings that may have eased the tension between the R-7 School District and the Lee's Summit Autism Support Group have been put on hold after members of the LSASG protested a conference at which an ...