July 30, 1938 ~ May 14, 2022 John Sims passed away May 14, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas. He was born July 30, 1938 in Wyandotte County, Kans, the third of three sons, including Charles and Robert, to Orville Glen and Verna Mae…
OPINION By Silas Lee Summary: Tuesday, May 17, students at Lee’s Summit West shut down the organization of a group called Turning Point, which has links to white supremacists, participants in the January 6th insurrection, and has spread bigoted messages. Story: Last…
By Captain Dyon Harper Raytown, MO – Early Sunday morning, 05-08-2022, at approximately 12:37 A.M., a shooting was reported at a comedy club at 6151 Blue Ridge Boulevard. Officers arrived and found an adult female who had been shot. Initial information received indicated…
Released by: Captain Dyon Harper Raytown, MO – On Saturday, 05-07-2022, at approximately 4:39 P.M., a shooting was reported at a residence in the 8900 block of 83 Terrace. Officers arrived and found an adult male who had been shot. The man was…
May 6, 2022 Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation (LSPR) and the City of Lee’s Summit invite you to a free fireworks celebration on Friday, July 1 at Legacy Park! The gates open to the park at 6 p.m. and fireworks begin at 9:30…
\***UPDATED ON 5/6/2022 @ 6:00 P.M.*** The deceased in the accident has been identified as 41-year-old Michael W. Ellington of Lee’s Summit, MO By Sgt. Chris Depue, LSPD Lee’s Summit, Mo.— On Thursday, May 5th, 2022 at approximately 11:00 p.m. emergency crews…
By Sgt. Chris Depue On Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at approximately 11:40 a.m. officers were dispatched to the area of I-470 and Strother Road on the report of a suspicious item. The item was located on the west side of I-470 in…
Laneita Elliott joined her Savior April 29, 2022 at her home in Lee’s Summit, with her husband of sixty-two years, Jerry, at her side. She will be missed by all who called her wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend. She was a…
November 7, 1939 ~ April 29, 2022 Lloyd Vernon Airrington, age 82, of Aurora, Missouri, passed away at 1:35 a.m. on Friday, April 29, 2022, at his home. He was born November 7, 1939, in Lone Jack, Missouri, the son of Vernon…
By Assistant Chief Jim Eden LEE’S SUMMIT, MO— On Thursday, April 28, 2022, at 4:51 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 4300 Block of NE Walnut Ridge. An occupant in the house reported smoke…