Lee’s Summit man sentenced to 25 years for fatal shooting in Thai restaurant

Lee’s Summit man sentenced to 25 years for fatal shooting in Thai restaurant

admin November 23, 2021

Nov. 23, 2021 A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Lee’s Summit man, 27, to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a woman in November 2019 inside an Independence Thai restaurant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced…

Jackson County Executive announces $500,000 emergency funding proposal for homeless assistance fund

admin November 23, 2021

November 23, 2021 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Due to the serious housing crisis happening in communities throughout our county and across the nation, Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. today is recommending the immediate appropriation of $500,000 from the County’s Homeless Assistance Fund. The County…

November 23, 2021 Judge James Welsh orders Kevin Strickland’s conviction be set aside after 43 years

admin November 23, 2021

For Immediate ReleaseNov. 23, 2021 Senior Judge James Welsh on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at 11:22 a.m. filed his ruling that sets aside the conviction of Kevin Strickland, who has served 43 years in a Missouri prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters…

Grain Valley Study Group Continues Effort To Evaluate Need For New Police Station

staff2 November 22, 2021

The community study group, which was recently formed to evaluate the need and priorities for designing a potential new police station, has completed its tour of metro area police facilities. The group will now work to prioritize their findings for the design…

MOSHAPE Award Recipient Chris Stehle

staff2 November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021 LSR7 educator Chris Stehle recently received the Robert M. Taylor Professional Service award from the Missouri Society of Health and Physical Educators (MOSHAPE). Stehl is a K-6 physical education teacher at Longview Farm Elementary School as well as an…

UCM Collaborates With Alumnus To Get ‘Big Bang’ Out Of Giving Tuesday

staff2 November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021 Having been cast in film and television roles that include two hit CBS sitcoms, actor Brian Thomas Smith has a profound appreciation for the role his University of Central Missouri education played in his journey. As UCM engages in…

SCA Elementary Food Drive Supports Kansas City Families This Thanksgiving

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November 20, 2021 The Summit Christian Academy (SCA) elementary school students united together to give over 9,000 food items and paper goods to bless families with a meal for Thanksgiving this year, through the annual SCA Thanksgiving Food Drive. One of the…

What I REID Into It

staff2 November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021 By Fred LiggettFredL@lstribune.net The Kansas City Chiefs will have to find a room that has a sturdy broom in it this week in order to complete an impressive sweep of the NFC East Division with a win over the…

SUNDAY’S GAME SERVES AS CHIEFS SALUTE TO SERVICE GAME; IMPORTANT FAN INFORMATION ANNOUNCED

admin November 18, 2021

CHIEFS VS. COWBOYS, PRESENTED BY GEHA, KICKS OFF AT 3:25 P.M. (CT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Dallas Cowboys in the club’s sixth regular season home game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, November 21.…

BestyBnB Launches Platform To Help Victims Of Domestic Violence, Abused Pets, And The Agencies Who Serve Them

staff2 November 13, 2021

November 13, 2021 BestyBnB, a highly secure, technical platform designed specifically for Domestic Violence Shelters, announced that the company raised $2 million from local businesswoman and prominent animal advocate, Sally Root, and signed on seven distinguished DV Shelters in the Kansas City…