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MARK OWEN SAYS HE WILL RETIRE Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen has announced that he will not be seeking reelection...

KIMPTON FALLS PROPOSED NEAR BARRY AND GREEN HILLS While driving along Northwest Barry Road between Northwest Green Hills Road and...

'Innovative solutions' pledged to changing times A nationwide college financial crisis recently came calling in Platte County when Park University...

This year, Zona Rosa has gained a multitude of new tenants, drawing people in for a renewed customer experience. “Zona...

IN THE SHOOTING NEAR WENDY'S ON NOV. 15 A man alleged to have been part of a drug deal where...

ABUSE OCCURRED IN WESTON A man who sexually abused a girl while living in Weston was sentenced to 75 years...

COUNTY TO BEGIN WORK ON PROPOSAL FOR VOTERS A public safety committee has recommended to the county commission the proposal...

BEGINNING SALARY SET AT $200,000 Platte County will now have a county administrator. County commissioners announced the creation of the...

SHOOTING OCCURRED JUST OUTSIDE STORE An employee of the Rally House store in the Shops at Boardwalk center in Platte...

Kansas City police say a pedestrian suffered critical injuries when hit by a car at the intersection of Barry Road...

INCIDENT OCCURRED IN MARCH 2020 A Kansas City man who murdered his roommate in Jackson County and then dumped the...

It's the most wonderful time of year at Zona Rosa. A  time with impressive lights, wintry decorations, ice skating, and...

PLATTE CITY'S LIGHTING CEREMONY IS WEDNESDAY EVENING The switch for the Christmas lights in Downtown Platte City will get flipped...

DOWNWARD TREND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE Although the population in Platte County is growing, the largest public school district in the...

LEAVENWORTH MAN CHARGED WITH DRUG-RELATED CRIME An arrest has been made in connection with the incident surrounding a fatal shooting...

ON INTERSTATE 70 A 19-year-old Platte City man was killed in a crash on Interstate 70 on Sunday evening. The...

AN 18-YEAR-OLD MALE FROM KANSAS CITY The identity of the man killed in a shooting outside the Wendy’s in Platte...

ONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION Police, including Kansas City Metro Squad detectives, continue to investigate the shooting...

A nice-sized crowd gathered on a pleasant November day for a public Veterans Day ceremony in Downtown Platte City on...

VOTERS PASS IT BY SIX PERCENT MARGIN Parkville officials were thrilled with the results of two questions on the city...