The Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a house fire around 4 p.m. Thursday at 1301 N.E. Magnolia Drive. Initial indications were that the fire started with a car parked inside the garage of the split-level home. The fire was largely contained to the garage, however the rest of the home sustained smoke damage. One occupant was home at the time of the fire but escaped unharmed.

The Lee’s Summit Police Department issued citations to clerks at six local stores Jan. 31, during a quarterly liquor-control sting operation in the city.

The doorway to Mariam’s Memories, an antique and collectibles store at 10 S.W. Third St., is like the portal to a time machine.

A former Lee’s Summit man was indicted Tuesday for defrauding 39 investors in a $3 million Ponzi scheme.

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series profiling Lee’s Summit’s many non-profit agencies.

The Rick Santorum for President campaign is planning to hold an event for Santorum at The Pavilion at John Knox Village, 520 N.W. Murray Road.

The idea of a sales tax increase that would raise money for public education and to roll back local property taxes is getting positive reviews in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District.

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series profilingLee’s Summit’s many non-profit agencies.

Annual Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Gala at the Pavilion at John Knox takes members to the circus

Hundreds of Polar Plungers took to Longview Lake Saturday afternoon for the annual fundraiser for Special Olympics of Missouri