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Intruder spends the night at Basswood
A Kansas City woman allegedly gained access to a cabin at Basswood Resort, located along Interurban Road in unincorporated Platte...
Read moreJudge: Parkville must be more specific in ‘discovery’
Hearing goes Maki’s way on Friday In a ruling handed down Friday, Aug. 7, a Platte County judge has ordered...
Read moreSheriff investigating shooting
The Platte County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting that took place inside a vehicle early Tuesday. On Tuesday at...
Read morePolice seek help in solving fatal crash near KC park
Detectives with the Kansas City Police Department are investigating a fatal crash in the area of Mark L. McHenry Park,...
Read moreR-3 follows suit in delaying fall classes
The Platte County R-3 School District pushed back its fall start date to Tuesday, Sept. 8. The R-3 announcement was...
Read moreLack of funding puts free COVID testing in jeopardy
The director of the Platte County Health Department says free COVID-19 testing in the county could end soon unless the...
Read moreWidespread COVID-19 at state prison for women
About 17 percent of offenders have tested positive The number of inmates at Chillicothe Correctional Center who have tested positive...
Read moreParkville man involved in fatal wrong-way crash
Authorities say a Parkville man driving the wrong way down Interstate 55 crashed head-on into another vehicle, killing a Barnhart...
Read moreSales tax questions pass and Wood wins
Parks tax gets 76 percent approval Two Platte County sales tax questions passed easily and Dagmar Wood, first district county...
Read moreWork set on Hwy. 9 in Platte County
The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to begin an extensive resurfacing project on Hwy. 9 in Platte County. MoDOT...
Read moreTuesday’s election will have a different look
There's an election next Tuesday, Aug. 4 in Platte County, and not surprisingly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be...
Read moreTeachers, administrators get 2.19% raise at R-3
Teachers and administrators at Platte County R-3 will see an average salary increase of 2.19 percent for the upcoming school...
Read morePublic health departments struggle to clear up misinformation
Drinking vodka isn't a medically supported COVID-19 prevention tactic - but that doesn't stop rumors that it is from circulating...
Read morePlatte-Clay Electric warns of scam
Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative is warning consumer-members in the Northland of a new phone scam targeting its consumer-members. The scam consists...
Read moreHearing set Aug. 7 in Sunshine lawsuit
In Maki's case against City of Parkville A Parkville area resident and city officials continue to be locked in a...
Read moreSchools adapting to ever-changing situation
As circumstances evolve, so do plans Local school districts are vigorously adapting to the ever-changing pandemic situation. On Monday, Superintendent...
Read moreFormer federal agent running for county commission
Dan Mason challenging Dagmar Wood in Aug. 4 primary Dan Mason, a former federal agent for the USDA Office of...
Read morePlatte-Clay election adjusts to pandemic
Online, mail-in voting set for board of directors Leaders of a Northland electrical cooperative agree that even the Great Depression...
Read moreParkville police probing shooting at apartment
Victim hospitalized Parkville police are investigating a shooting that took place at a residence early Sunday morning. The incident took...
Read moreList of businesses applying for county grant money (PDF version)
Following is a list of applications received for small business grants through the Platte County CARES Small Business Grant program...
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