Dump Truck Fire in MoDOT Vehicle Maintenance Building

Dump Truck Fire in MoDOT Vehicle Maintenance Building

editor September 7, 2018

By Assistant Chief Jim Eden On Friday, September 07, 2018 at 1:00 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Maintenance Facility at 2050 NE Independence Avenue. When the fire department…

Reba A. Enke

editor September 6, 2018

Reba A. Enke, 81, Greenwood, MO, passed away peacefully on September 4, 2018. Reba was born March 25, 1937, in rural Paola, KS. She attended a one-room school house for her primary school and graduated from Paola High School in 1955 and…

Fred’s Friday Forecast

editor September 5, 2018

Blue Springs South at Lee’s Summit West (Friday Night Lights Tour Stop) The Titans and Jaguars have always provided an entertaining evening of football when they get together. Fans better throw the records of these two teams out before heading to the game.…

The Heart of the Summit 2018 5k/10k/10k Relay Race to Benefit Lee’s Summit First Responders

editor September 2, 2018

By Kirby Asplund The Rotary Club of Lee’s Summit has announced plans for the 7th Annual Heart of the Summit 5K/10k/10k-Relay. The event will take place Saturday morning, September 8, 2018, at Unity Village. “As it has in past years, this event…

Former Corrections Officer Sentenced for Contraband Smuggling at Jackson County Detention Center

editor September 1, 2018

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A former corrections officer at the Jackson County Detention Center was sentenced in federal court today for smuggling contraband cell phones and other items to inmates at the Jackson County Detention Center. Andre Lamonte Dickerson, 27, of Kansas…

Jackson County Executive’s Office statement on COMBAT

editor September 1, 2018

By Marshanna Hester Public Information Officer, Jackson County Executive’s Office The Jackson County Executive’s Chief of Staff, Caleb Clifford, has issued the following statement regarding a judge’s ruling on COMBAT: “The County Executive will not be commenting on the latest decision regarding COMBAT until…

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker’s statement on judge’s ruling on COMBAT

editor September 1, 2018

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released today the following statement after a Jackson County judge late Friday ruled in a civil action involving the Jackson County Legislature and the Jackson County Executive regarding oversight of COMBAT. From Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker:…

Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation Board Earns National Reaccreditation

editor August 31, 2018

The Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation (LSPR) Board was notified on August 31, 2018 of its renewed status as a nationally accredited agency from the Commission for Accreditation of Parks and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). CAPRA accreditation assures policy makers, department staff, the general public…

Fred’s Football Forecast

editor August 31, 2018

Belton at Lee’s Summit (Friday Night Lights Tour Stop) The Tigers home opener can’t come soon enough as fans, friends and many others can’t wait to see the Tigers tame the Belton Pirates. All this excitement is due to the Tigers…

Former Lee’s Summit Police Officer charged with armed bank robbery

editor August 29, 2018

Led officers in 100 MPH-pursuit from Lee’s Summit to Grandview A former Lee’s Summit, Mo., police officer was charged in federal court today with armed bank robbery after leading officers on a 100-miles-per-hour vehicle pursuit. Richard W. Hagerty, 35, was charged in…