Some of the 250 that attended the May 23 Enhanced Enterprise Zone public meeting at Lee’s Summit City Hall admitted they didn’t know the full spectrum of the EEZ or all its variables.

Lee’s Summit’s overall city budget is growing by about $23 million despite cuts in its operating budget.

Brayden Slaten crouches down to check out the robotic camera that inspects the city’s sewer pipes used by Lee’s Summit Water Utilities during a demonstration at the city’s Big Truck and Equipment Show May 18 at the Lee’s Summit Municipal Airport. More than 700 attended the event that featured equipment demonstrations and displays from Water Utilities, Public Works, Fire and Police Departments.

Jennifer Brown had trouble finding her niche, but once she discovered it, there has been no looking back.

Rachel Schwepler, left, of Amazing Faces Face Painting, demonstrates her skills on three-year-old daughter, Esther, during a face painting exhibition May 22 at the Farmers Market in downtown Lee’s Summit.

Students at Lee’s Summit North High School file out and head for the school bus after being released early May 23 for the last day of school.

Lightning and high winds caused many trees to come down on May 18 in Miller J. Fields Park.

A Lee’s Summit business woman and her employee were among three people and two businesses indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $2.8 million fraud scheme to sell counterfeit and modified computer equipment to the U.S. Army.

It’s been a week since Austin Burau and 387 other members of the class of 2013 graduated from Lee’s Summit West High School.

High winds sent broken tree limbs crashing onto power lines causing outages this weekend for thousands of Lee’s Summit residents.