The Feb. 14 closing of Blue Heron Design will leave a hole in the heart of downtown Lee’s Summit. Customers, employees and ...

Patrick Skene Catling, who has died aged 100, forged a wide-ranging career as a foreign correspondent, children’s author, ...

Lee County has lost one of its more outspoken governmental critics. Joe Phillips died, said a Jan. 10 Facebook post. "Our friend Joe Phillips has passed away, way too soon, leaving his wife and young ...

Police said Peggy Klinke was shot by ex-boyfriend Patrick Kennedy after he harassed her for about a year.

Peggy Lee (Morris) Miller Huffman, 82, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband, William C. “Bill” Huffman; three of her children, Ronnie Miller as well as his ...

Theodie Lee Peterson III, an attorney and law professor, died of natural causes Friday, Dec. 19. He was 76. He was born Aug. 17, 1949, in Dallas, where he spent his formative years surrounded by a ...

Isiah Whitlock Jr., an actor who made frequent memorable appearances on the HBO series “The Wire” and “Veep” and in the films of Spike Lee, died Tuesday. He was 71. Whitlock’s manager Brian Liebman ...

Isiah Whitlock Jr., the veteran character actor best known for his roles in “The Wire,” “Veep” and several Spike Lee films, has died. He was 71. Whitlock died Tuesday in New York after battling a ...