Tag: Public Safety

Scott Fricker, the new presiding county commissioner for Platte County, has already identified a political enemy. His enemy is not ...

INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT DOCTOR'S HOME A Platte City doctor has been convicted by a jury of sexually abusing a 13-year-old ...

New home may be resource center near KCI A plan is in the works that would move the Platte County ...

I don’t think they’re rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but they are getting ready to rearrange some chairs. ...

My phone rang at 11:01 a.m. I answered it. "Hey, Brad. It's Mark Wills. I apologize for being late to ...

Construction continues to advance on the new City Hall/police station in Platte City, going up at 224-228 Marshall Road. Latest ...

IT'S PART 3 OF THE 2022 YEAR-IN-REVIEW The final four months of 2022 continued an onslaught of local news, with ...

The Platte County Sheriff’s Department is warning about a scam targeting residents of this area. The sheriff’s office said it ...

During the musical “Hamilton,” right after the intermission half-way through the show, the second half starts with the previously unseen ...

Two Platte County R-3 sophomores, Cori Brown, left, and Sara Irvie, show the trophies they won at the forensics competition ...

SEVERAL NEW RESTAURANTS OPENED LOCALLY IN 2022 The middle months of the year 2022 in Platte County featured a bevy ...

READ THIS TO FIND OUT It’s almost over. Where has the year gone? Sometimes the news happens so fast--even here ...

BUT FELONIES SHOW SLIGHT DROP The number of felonies--which are the more serious crimes--has declined. But the less serious crimes--misdemeanors--are ...

A pilot was killed and his passenger injured when a small plane crashed on the edge of KCI Airport on ...

I've reached the chronological age of not knowing how I hurt myself when the doctor asks. “How'd you hurt yourself,” ...

COMMISSIONER SAYS PLATTE COUNTY WILL APPLY Governor Mike Parson last week announced the availability of up to $10 million in ...

SAYS THE OWNER OF FARLEY MERCANTILE Greg Trial was not exactly surprised when he discovered horse and buggy components, including ...

Investigators this week are still trying to piece together evidence to determine what caused the crash of a Cessna 150 ...

PLATTE CITY'S ANNUAL HOLIDAY LIGHTING CEREMONY Get ready for a switch-flipping. The switch on Platte City’s downtown Christmas lights will ...

CLAUSE WILL SET SPENDING RESTRICTIONS A delay on progress for a use tax proposal at the City of Parkville. After ...