Platte City Board of Aldermen keep Flock cameras, approve safety guidelines
More than a dozen residents attended a recent Platte City Board of Aldermen meeting expecting a vote on whether to ...
Tag: Public Safety
Letters, limits and a line I won’t cross
I ran into someone for the first time while out and about in the community this week and got an ...
Friends, colleagues reflect on Zahnd’s legacy
Platte County Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker began Monday’s County Commission meeting by acknowledging Zahnd’s death. Fricker became emotional and his ...
Case closed, no charges filed in Parkville mayor’s car wash incident
No charges will be filed in connection with a verbal altercation involving Parkville Mayor Dean Katerndahl and a young woman ...
Passing a stopped school bus now carries a hefty fine
Missouri drivers who illegally pass a stopped school bus now face a minimum $500 fine under a new state law ...
Three weeks in: Motorcades, mayors and mudslinging
Josh and I have received so many kind and encouraging words from Landmark readers and local newsmakers who are eager ...
Taxpayers deserve evidence before Flock expansion
Editor: Platte County Commissioners and the Sheriff might want to check the Republican playbook on Flock cameras, because Platte County ...
Platte County mourns death of Prosecutor Eric Zahnd
Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd, the longest-serving prosecutor in county history, died Sept. 17 at the Platte County Courthouse. ...
City of Parkville suspends Flock Camera program
Effective immediately, the City of Parkville is suspending its Flock camera program and turning off all cameras while it reviews ...
Financial data should be available to all
Editor: On August 31, during the public hearing on the Platte County property tax levy, County Auditor Kevin Robinson walked ...
Weston suspect captured day after manhunt
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office and Weston Police Department arrested Michael Alan Hull late Wednesday morning, a day after a ...
A new adventure, same Landmark
By Stacy Wiedmaier Hello Landmark readers, subscribers and newsmakers, It’s been a bit challenging introducing myself to people in the ...
Highway shooting brings maximum sentence
A Kansas City man was sentenced to the maximum term of 15 years in prison for shooting at a female ...
Platte City Aldermen approve county’s first 24-hour dispensary
By Stacy Wiedmaier Platte City’s only licensed marijuana dispensary can now operate 24 hours a day after the Board of ...
How to win friends and influence your editor
Well, folks, there’s a new sheriff in town and her name is Stacy Wiedmaier, Editor-in-Chief. Now, I know what you’re ...
Jury finds man guilty in local statutory rape
AT A NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY IN 2019 A Platte County jury found a Kansas City man guilty on Aug. ...
A trip down memory lane
Walk with me, if you will, through a bit of Landmark history this week. Over the weekend I took on ...
30 Years Ago–Aug. 15, 1996
Ward B. Stuckey, circuit judge of Platte County, has sentenced Michael Koenig, 30, to 30 years in the Missouri Department ...
Maki, Wright, Calvillo talk about victories
by Stacy WiedmaierLandmark reporter With the Republican primary now behind them, Platte County candidates are reflecting on the results as ...
Microchip scanner can reunite pets with owners
by Stacy WiedmaierLandmark reporter Northern Platte County residents now have a new tool that can help them reunite lost pets ...
