Tag: Public Safety

Crawford Tate, who started barbering in 1927, is retiring from barbering but still has a big job to complete. Tate ...

The proposed new jail and law enforcement facility for Platte County, if approved by voters on March 5, is schedule ...

After 26 years of affiliation with the Platte County Sheriff’s Department, Captain Frank Hunter has announced his retirement from the ...

In 1826, Nicéphore Niépce produced the first known permanent photograph. The photograph was of an innocuous rooftop and the exposure ...

Each and every winter, the complete frenzy over the first significant snow event boggles my mind. How in the world ...

PROSECUTOR CUTS DIVERSION PROGRAM FOR YOUNG DRIVERS The Platte County Commission’s recent budget decision regarding salaries for county employees will ...

ZAHND: COMMISSIONER IS 'DEFUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT' “Unfortunately, Prosecutor Zahnd appears to have lost his mind, he’s not fit to serve, ...

AT LEAST ONE BULLET ENTERED A NEARBY HOME Charges have been filed after multiple shots were fired at a snowplow ...

EDITOR: In an article of Jan. 8, 2026, The Landmark Newspaper reported on the public fight between officeholders over the ...

EDITOR: I read in the Jan. 7, 2026 edition of The Landmark that a cost of living increase of five ...

It is almost, but not quite, full blown campaign season in Platte County. Much going on and much more rumored ...

ANIMAL CONTROL, PATROL, AND FLEET OPERATIONS AMONG ITEMS LISTED In a letter to county commissioners obtained by The Landmark, Platte ...

An announcement of a new superintendent for Platte County R-3 Schools is expected soon, possibly by the end of this ...

KCPD LISTS REDUCTIONS IN MAJOR CATEGORIES FOR 2025 The Kansas City Missouri Police Department on Dec. 31 shared statistics for ...

PROSECUTOR WITHDRAWS HIS SUPPORT OF COMMISSIONER Sparks and personal jabs flew between officeholders during a hearing over Platte County’s 2026 ...

NEW COLOR UNIFORM ALSO REPELS FLUID, BREATHES BETTER, HAS UV PROTECTION The Kansas City Missouri Police Department announced that its ...

Let's prioritize my public policy dreams for the new year. I know we probably need more senior tax freezes for ...

WAS PULLED OVER BY TROOPER IN PLATTE COUNTY A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in federal court for possessing more ...

IN KANSAS CITY IN PLATTE COUNTY Kansas City police responded to the area of NW 106th and N. Pomona on ...

The cashier at the United Metro Phillips 66 station in Platte City that was robbed on Dec. 7 has picked ...