Tag: Public Safety

SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY FIRED 'ABOUT 30' TIMES THROUGH THE SUNROOF A police pursuit that began near St. Joseph and featured shots ...

SECOND DROWNING AT SMITHVILLE LAKE THIS MONTH The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Clay County Sheriff's Office and Smithville Fire District ...

INMATE POPULATION IS THE FOCUS Eight individuals have been selected to serve on a committee that will study Platte County’s ...

TWO CHARGED AFTER INCIDENT A woman is accused of firing a shot into a restaurant at Northmoor, striking a restaurant ...

Ronald D. Canaday, a retired Kansas City police captain, has been appointed police chief of Platte City. The action was ...

Pack another meaningful award into the equipment bag of longtime Platte County Pirate head football coach Chip Sherman. Sherman, who ...

My calendar feels off. My body clock is definitely awry. Here it is late Tuesday, we’re ready to go to ...

Last time we touched on the topic in this column space, the updated timeline for the expected completion of the ...

OFFICIALS PRAISE DJ GEHRT AS HE LEAVES PLATTE CITY Long after DJ Gehrt is relishing retirement, his work will remain ...

Because of increased traffic on Hwy. 92 due to I-29 work, Platte City police are on traffic patrol at Fourth ...

Scammers and fraudsters and such. Those guys never rest and are always looking for a way to get in your ...

KNOCKS OUT POWER FOR 1,500 CUSTOMERS A Boise Cascade delivery truck caught some low-hanging utility lines and the unknowing driver ...

JUDGE HANSBROUGH AGREES TO REDUCE BOND Joshua Clark, 18, of Platte City, charged with making a shooting threat at Platte ...

SECURITY VIDEO BEING REVIEWED BY POLICE Two liquor stores in Platte City recently suffered break-ins on the same night. The ...

IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE NEAR 72ND STREET Authorities say a juvenile walking in the construction zone on Interstate 29 at 72nd ...

Don’t forget there is a retirement reception for DJ Gehrt, city administrator for Platte City, scheduled for next Thursday, June ...

PLATTE CITY'S NEW CITY HALL COULD BE READY IN LATE JULY Much progress is being made--though perhaps not as quickly ...

VICTIM WAS SHOT FROM JUST INCHES AWAY The Platte County Prosecutor's Office has filed charges against Phillip J. Frazier, age ...

ON HWY. M NEAR HWY. H IN PLATTE COUNTY Authorities say a 33-year-old man weed eating in a yard was ...

TWO DAYS AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL A three-vehicle crash claimed the life of Drew J. Price, a Park Hill student ...