Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced for Arson, Insurance, Bank Fraud Conspiracies, Illegal Firearms

Lee’s Summit Man Sentenced for Arson, Insurance, Bank Fraud Conspiracies, Illegal Firearms

admin February 8, 2023

February 7, 2023 A Lee’s Summit, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate indictments for leading an arson and insurance fraud conspiracy and a separate bank fraud conspiracy, and for illegally possessing firearms. Wandale J. Fulton, 41, was…

Lee’s Summit man sentenced in federal court today in the District of Connecticut.

admin February 8, 2023

February 8, 2023 Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KYLE J. WINE, 42, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 132 months of imprisonment, followed…

Construction Expanding At Paragon Star

staff2 January 28, 2023

January 28, 2023 Paragon Star, a 250 million dollar mixed-use development in Lee’s Summit, MO, located at I-470 and View High Drive, announced today that construction has expanded at the project, and they have begun construction of the first building within The…

Capitol Perspectives: Improving The Sunshine Law

staff2 January 28, 2023

January 28, 2023 By Phill Brooks The 50-year golden anniversary of Missouri’s Sunshine Law has led me to reflect on what could be done to restore the vision of Missouri’s original Sunshine Law sponsors. Recent news stories and editorials of the “St.…

Lee’s Summit City Council Landfill Opposition

admin January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023 On Thursday, Jan. 19, the City of Lee’s Summit City Council unanimously passed a resolution expressing opposition to the location of a landfill outside the corporate City limits and near the border of the City. The resolution is in…

A Greenwood man, 48, pleads guilty in June 2019 fatal shooting

admin January 17, 2023

January 17, 2023 A Greenwood man, 48, has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in connection with the June 2019 fatal shooting of Kimberly Renee Alcorn in a Greenwood residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. Dana C. Jones, dob: 1/16/1975,…

BCMS Art Teacher Selected For 2023 Parade Of Hearts

staff2 January 14, 2023

January 14, 2023 Bernard Campbell Middle School Art teacher Katie Messick’s work was chosen for the 2023 Parade of Hearts. She is one of the 40 artists chosen from nearly 530 who submitted designs for the second annual event featuring local artists.…

Section of NE Scruggs Road Set to Close Jan. 17

admin January 12, 2023

A section of NE Scruggs Road from NE Todd George Road to NE Bristol Drive is set to close to through traffic on Tuesday, January 17, and will remain closed for approximately six weeks, weather permitting. The road closure is necessary so…

KCZoo Mourns Loss of Beloved Polar Bear

admin January 12, 2023

December 11, 1989 ~ January 11, 2023 Kansas City Zoo: The Kansas City Zoo is mourning the loss of 33-year-old polar bear Berlin, who resided here for a decade. Berlin was the oldest polar bear in human care in the United States,…

Kansas City Current announce Patrick Mahomes as new club co-owner

admin January 10, 2023

January 10, 2023 The Kansas City Current announced today that Patrick Mahomes will join the club’s ownership group; becoming the first active NFL player to have equity in an NWSL team. “I am thankful for the chance to join my wife as…