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KC man charged in shooting death of local sports reporter
CELL PHONE SIGNALS KEY IN THE INVESTIGATION, AUTHORITIES SAY Following an extensive investigation by the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, a man has been charged with the January 10 shooting death of Dennis Sharkey on I-29 in Platte County. Ruslan Huseynov, 34, of Kansas City in Jackson...
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Landmark On the Road–At Cologne Cathedral
The Friends of Susan Baker Travel Group has been on the road again, this time on the Rhine River in...
Prison time for man who caused emergency landing
HE LATER ASSAULTED A POLICE OFFICER A Northridge, California man was sentenced to two years prison on April 21 for...
Landmark On the Road–Down Under
Mike and Cheryl McGinness of Platte City recently traveled to Australia and New Zealand with friends and a copy of...
Manslaughter charges in deaths of three Chiefs fans
A CASE FROM JANUARY OF 2024 Two men face drug distribution and manslaughter charges in the deaths of three Kansas...
Updated Hwy. 92 widening plans will be revealed
OPEN HOUSE SET MONDAY, MARCH 10 IN PLATTE CITY An unveiling of the latest plans for widening a section of...
Ten minute closure of I-29 set Sunday
Permit work for utility operations will require a full closure on northbound and southbound I-29 just north of Missouri Route...
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