News - Lee's Summit Tribune

Broken sewer main results in overflow into Independence creek

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:09:00 -0500

Broken sewer main results in overflow into Independence creek

Lee's Summit Robotics Team Rock the KC Regionals

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:05:00 -0500

Lee�s Summit is the first city in the nation to have the robotics teams from all its public high schools qualify for nationals in the same year. Last year, the Lee�s Summit West Team Titanium, Lee�s Summit High School�s Team Driven and the Lee�s Summit North High School Broncobots all qualified for the nationals in Atlanta.

Area Students Benefit from Large Donation to Orchestra Programs

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:44:00 -0500

�We take great joy in being able to help our local school music programs. Many are under intense pressure, and any help that we can give, in order to keep the instruments playing properly, is a big deal to them. We are so happy that more students will be able to continue playing, as...

Skin A Councilman

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:52:00 -0600

Lee�s Summit Councilmember Nick Swearingin, Pastor Phil of Abundant Life Baptist Church and others will be shaved BALD

Lee's Summit Armed Robbery Subjects Arrested

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:20:00 -0600

Lee's Summit Armed Robbery Subjects Arrested

Midwest Can Expect More Tornadoes, Severe Storms This Spring, MU Expert Says

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:51:00 -0600

Midwesterners anxiously awaiting the escape of bitter cold weather and the arrival of spring may not have much pleasant weather to look forward to this year. Tony Lupo, department chair and professor of atmospheric sciences in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri, says the approaching storm season...

139th Airlift Wing deploys in support of Chilean earthquake relief efforts

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:44:00 -0600

The Missouri Air National Guard�s 139th Airlift Wing is sending two air crews and maintenance support personnel to Santiago, Chile, in support of earthquake relief efforts there, Gov. Jay Nixon announced today.

Lee's Summit R-7 School District no-tax-increase bond issue available on website, cable television channels

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:19:00 -0600

Informational video about Lee's Summit R-7 School District no-tax-increase bond issue available on website, cable television channels
10-minute video features students, parents, staff and citizens

City of Lee's Summit Makes Strides with Curbside Recycling

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:05:00 -0600

The Lee�s Summit City Council took a major step toward residential curbside recycling at the March 4 City Council meeting with the approval of City staff to issue a state-mandated, two-year notice to all solid waste haulers providing services in the City.

Trooper Talk March 8 2010

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:00 -0600

Trooper Talk