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Ferrelview police chief’s license suspended
Clayton asks for judge to review The law enforcement license of controversial Village of Ferrelview Police Chief Daniel Clayton has...
Read moreDetailsMartial arts studio given $25,000 grant
Fifteen more small business grants were approved by the Platte County Commission on Monday, Aug. 31. The grants are awarded...
Read moreDetailsTrial in Brayfield death could be in September
The parents of a Platte County man killed by a drunk driver as he worked road construction in Arkansas continue...
Read moreDetailsKC man pleads guilty in drug-related killing
A 22-year old Kansas City man pled guilty on Aug. 18 to a February drug-related murder of a 20-year-old man...
Read moreDetailsImprovements to I-29 and 64th St.
Crewmen poured concrete Wednesday, Aug. 19 to make a new exit ramp from northbound I-29 to NW 64th Street. The...
Read moreDetailsBond reduction sought for local shooting suspect
Incident at Quality Inn in Platte City A Lenexa, Kan. man accused of shooting a man in the abdomen inside...
Read moreDetailsShots fired while police investigate near hotel
Vehicle pursuit ensues Law enforcement officers were in hot pursuit of a man suspected of firing shots upon them at...
Read moreDetailsMetro Umpires awarded $25,000 CARES grant
Parkville Chamber of Commerce gets $24,000 A youth baseball umpires group is the biggest winner in the latest round of...
Read moreDetailsR-3 has had 19 cases of COVID since July 1
Thirteen staff members, six students confirmed positive There have been 19 positive cases of COVID-19 at the Platte County R-3...
Read moreDetailsComplete list of county grant applicants now available – PDF Version
With the application deadline having passed on July 31, a final list of all businesses and groups filing for a...
Read moreDetailsFour staffers, 16 students at Park Hill tested positive
School finally confirms cases over summer Before Park Hill opened its doors for summer school, district officials say they worked...
Read moreDetailsComplete list of county grant applicants now available (mobile-friendly version)
With the application deadline having passed on July 31, a final list of all businesses and groups filing for a...
Read moreDetails‘She would be incredibly proud’
Family tells story behind Mimi's Pantry Lillian Curtin never would have guessed what she dished up for patrons of two...
Read moreDetailsIntruder 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 moreDetailsJudge: 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 moreDetailsSheriff investigating shooting
The Platte County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting that took place inside a vehicle early Tuesday. On Tuesday at...
Read moreDetailsPolice 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 moreDetailsR-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 moreDetailsLack 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 moreDetailsWidespread 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...
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