A 26-year-old Raytown man who was fatally shot by Raytown police after threatening officers with a rifle Jan. 12 had been a Lee’s Summit city employee since serving in the Iraq War.

On Tuesday, one Lee’s Summit project garnered support straight from the governor’s office.

Sgt. Brian Wilson, left, looks on as Officer Jeremy Brownlee hauls up a donation during the Cops on Top fundraiser for Special Olympics Thursday. Wilson and Brownlee said they hoped to raise $4,000-$5,000. By 5 p.m. they had raised about $1,500 and were hoping for a big dinner rush. They were on the roof at Habanero’s , 1008 S.E. Blue Parkway, from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m.

In a cryptically worded press release, the Lee’s Summit Police Department reported Thursday evening that it is no longer seeking a suspect who reportedly attempted to pick up a student walking to Lee’s Summit Elementary School Wednesday morning.

Happy holidays seemed out of the question for Michael Rosencrants and his family after the 18-year-old Greenwood resident lost control of his car Dec. 1 on a wooded section of Hamblen Road.

Girl Scouts in Lee’s Summit took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather this past weekend to unload some cookies.

Two Lee’s Summit police officers will scale to the top of Habaneros restaurant, 1008 S.E. Blue Parkway, at 10 a.m. Jan. 19 and won’t come down until they reach their Special Olympics fundraising goal of $4,000 to $5,000. On a day when temperatures are expected to dip back below freezing, Sgt. Brian Wilson and Officer Jeremy Brownlee will be lowering a bucket from the top of the restaurant and then literally raising donations for the second annual Cops on Top benefit.

A gaggle of geese congregate on a pond near UMB Bank and HyVee off Rice Road Sunday. Despite the nearly 60-degree weather, the top layer of the pond was still frozen, giving the geese the ability to temporarily walk on the water.

Citywide ceremony celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., diversity

Filing for the Lee’s Summit City Council, municipal judge and R-7 School Board seats has drawn to a close, and until the very last minute, the last day was a quiet one.

Officers with the Lee's Summit Police Department responded at about 2 a.m. Monday to a single-vehicle crash causing serious injuries along eastbound U.S. 50 Highway about a quarter mile east of the Missouri 291 Highway north junction. Investigation at the scene revealed the driver, a 19-year-old female from Blue Springs, was traveling in the eastbound lanes of U.S. 50 when her car left the roadway and went into the grass median. After entering the grass median, the vehicle rolled once before coming to rest. The driver of the vehicle was ejected and thrown onto the shoulder of the roadway. She was transported via ambulance to an area hospital with serious injuries.

Sears Holdings Corp. recently announced that it would close 100 to 120 stores nationwide, including the Sears Grand store at 601 N.E. M-291 Highway.

Lee’s Summit woke up to a half-inch of snow Jan. 12. But the decision to close local schools had more to do with what was under the snow.

Today marks a month since candidates could officially put their names in the ring for the Lee’s Summit City Council and municipal judge seats open in the April 3 election.

The Lee’s Summit Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects who shot their way into the Convenience Plus store at 351 S.E. Third St. and stole part of a cash register during the early morning hours of Jan. 6. The store was closed, and no employees were on the premises at the time of the crime.