Tomatoes are the quintessential summer fruit. Yes, in the botanical world, they are fruit (flowers and seeds), but they are commonly known as vegetables. Beyond the identity crisis, tomatoes are ...

By Fred [email protected] Everyone from the coaches, players, parents, school staff and alumni all look forward to a new football season kicking off. At Lee's Summit High School ...

Photo by Alinda Miller The Stayton trunk is on display in the Lone Jack Civil War Museum September 7, 2024 The newest acquisition by the Lone Jack Historical Society has quite a story to tell. Lone ...

By John Beaudoin A mischievous spirit is roaming Lee’s Summit this Halloween season – specifically at Calaveras (219 SE Main Street) in historic Downtown. A popular spot for tacos and tequila, ...

A Raytown juvenile has been charged in the May 7, 2024, fatal shooting at a south Kansas City residence of a man and the wounding of another person, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...

Five Southland CAPS Education Exploration students attended the Educators Rising National Competition in Washington D.C. over the summer. Students who attended nationals in D.C. are pictured in this ...

Although many Kansas City metro residents were donning red to commemorate the Chiefs opening game, dozens of Meals on Wheels volunteers enthusiastically dressed in blue. Waving Royals flags, cars ...

Jackson County has filed a legal challenge against the State Tax Commission’s (STC) unlawful order. The order, which is filled with factual inaccuracies, is both unprecedented and dangerously ...

By Dan W. Hall What have we Americans learned from history these last 85 years? It would seem very little based on a recent conversation my wife and I had at breakfast recently. Like many of you ...

The Missouri General Assembly will convene Wednesday, Sept. 11 at noon in Jefferson City for its annual veto session. House Majority Leader Jon Patterson, (R-Lee’s Summit), does not expect any vetoes ...