Brilliant fireworks and family fun are expected to draw more than 24,000 people from Lee’s Summit to the annual Legacy Blast this year. Gates open at 6 p.m., and the approximately 25-minute professional fireworks show starts at 9:30 p.m July 3 at Legacy Park. “With a history spanning over two decades, Lee’s Summit’s Legacy Blast […]
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Lee’s Summit police responded to multiple incidents at the Downtown Days festival on Saturday evening. Around 10 p.m., officers were called to the area of SW 3rd and Jefferson just outside of the festival boundary. See the latest headlines in Kansas City and across Kansas, Missouri When officers arrived to the […]
A woman last seen in the 4100 block of Tracy Avenue in Kansas City the morning of May 13 has been found dead in Lee’s Summit. The body of Alyssa McMurry, 23, was found in Lee’s Summit on May 17, according to Sgt. Phil DiMartino, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Police Department. The Star […]
Fun fact: The brand behind Lee jeans was established way back in 1889, as the H.D. Lee Mercantile Company, in Kansas. And somehow it’s still making waves! One pair in particular that has Amazon shoppers — nearly 17,000 of them, to be exact — in a tizzy? Lee’s Instantly Slims Straight Leg Jean, on sale […]
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Lee’s Summit police are stepping up patrols in a lakefront neighborhood that had multiple cars stolen and broken into the same night. One family had two cars stolen from their driveway. “It’s like 20 plus people that were hit it just keeps going and going,” Tosha Blade said scrolling through a […]
Fun fact: The brand behind Lee jeans was established way back in 1889, as the H.D. Lee Mercantile Company, in Kansas. And somehow they’re still making waves! One pair in particular that has Amazon shoppers — more than 16,000 of them, to be exact — in a tizzy? Lee’s Instantly Slims Straight Leg Jean, on […]
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Sydney Boyd was involved in a life-altering crash on March 25 on her way home from work from the Primrose School of Lee’s Summit. She is now learning how to walk and talk again. Primrose staffers and students are rallying around Boyd and her family. “The kids loved her, and we […]
It’s that time of the year again, when the warmer, longer days mean spring has arrived — and when you venture out, there’s no such thing as having too many jeans. Y’know, ones that bring out your inner hottie, even when it’s still a little chilly. And the Lee Instantly Slims Straight Leg Jean, with […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Hundreds of people marched to the Capitol Thursday sharing a clear message: “This is our home.” They’re upset over a piece of legislation on its last step to becoming law. Proposed legislation would require police to share information with immigration and customs enforcement whenever someone is detained. WATCH: Rally following Vanderbilt […]
To the Editor: Gov. Bill Lee and our elected officials in Nashville are proposing to give $7,075 to students who attend private schools. There is no good reason to support this preposterous legislation. There are many reasons to oppose it, some of which I list below: Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State […]
On April 2, Lee’s Summit voters will decide on City Council, municipal judge and Board of Education races, as well as Jackson County’s Question No. 1, a sales-tax renewal question impacting the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals stadiums. City council For the city of Lee’s Summit, only one of the four city council races — […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Churches vandalized, broken into, and robbed; FBI data shows incidents inside places of worship have increased dramatically in recent years. This month, Gov. Bill Lee announced he wants to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in security grants for churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques. “A handful of people, this church is […]