The 18-year-old Park Hill School District student accused of taking a loaded gun to school is now out on $10,000 bond.

The Platte County Commission is joining forces with the Home Builders Association of Greater Kansas City in a resolution approved Monday. 

The first snow of the season a few days ago was the perfect harbinger for the upcoming White Christmas with Story Tours at the Ben Ferrel Platte County Museum.

While baseball was the center of his world in college, TJ Dailey needed to take some classes in his senior year in order to stay eligible for the baseball season. The classes led step-by-step to his recent, first published novel, “Pure American Nostalgia.”

A Weatherby Lake man who sexually molested a 5-year old girl has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. 

An 18-year-old Park Hill School District student is in custody after a loaded gun was allegedly found in his backpack on Friday, Nov. 21. 

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd gave his annual report on felonies and misdemeanors in Platte County at the Monday, Nov. 17 meeting of the Platte County Commission. 

A 39-year-old Dearborn man has been found guilty by a Platte County jury of two counts of felony harassment and two counts of sexual misconduct for publicly exposing himself to two female high school students in March 2019. 

A county officeholders meeting held last week created a divide between county officials when a 30% pay raise for officeholders was introduced, then approved.

Local resident Elliott Threatt wanted to be a comedian since he was a kid. When he graduated from high school, he immediately jumped head-first into the comedy world.

The new amphitheater under construction in Riverside now has a name, and a lineup of shows featuring familiar names such as Rod Stewart. 

The Platte County Commission is moving forward with a $1 million bridge replacement project near Parkville. 

It’s been nearly two years since an alleged drug deal gone wrong ended in a shooting death at the Platte City Wendy’s restaurant, and the accused shooter remains in custody in Platte County. 

Over the past several months, the new Platte County Court Pretrial Program (CPP) has been growing rapidly as one of the State of Missouri’s newest pilot locations under the Pretrial Services Expansion Program.  The program is provided at no cost to either the county or the participants and is currently sponsored by the state.

An Indianapolis, Ind. man has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the June 2022 shooting death of a man in rural Platte County.

Platte County’s top elected official has voiced concerns over the $100 billion data center development announced in the KCI corridor.

Fright Night, Park University’s annual Halloween celebration, will be held Thursday, Oct. 30, at the Copley Quad residence hall on the university’s Parkville Campus, from 6 to 8 p.m. 

After struggling with weight problems for more than 25 years, Platte City resident Richard Jackson has found a way to slim down, plus improve his health.

This month marks a historic milestone in Parkville’s rich cultural legacy.

Ghosts and ghouls will invade Parkville this weekend for the annual Ghost Stories Night at the Parkville Nature Sanctuary. 

The recent annual carp removal by the Kansas City and Northwest Region of the Missouri Department of Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was conducted for the first time on the Platte River.

The City of Riverside has entered into a partnership to bring direct emergency medical services (EMS) to the city.

The new terminal at Kansas City International Airport now bears the name of the 33rd President of the United States. 

Last week the Platte City Police Department issued a Silver Alert for a local man who went missing in Gladstone about a month ago. 

It’s been a dangerous month so far on Platte County roadways with an interstate highway closure lasting hours, a fatality crash, a pursuit, an officer injured in a crash and more. 

As ghosts and goblins prepare for their fast-approaching Halloween celebration, local resident Matthew Duddeck is battling them in the Face of Halloween competition.

The Platte County Health Department has announced the members of its staff who received awards for excellence during the 2025 Missouri Public Health Association (MPHA) Conference.

The annual Carved Experience will be coming to Riverside this weekend, featuring a haunted trail, kids’ spooky trail, fortune tellers, fire performers, sideshow performers, food and beverages and more.

Residents spoke out last week at a public forum held regarding Platte City’s trash services, and it was just what the city needed, according to the city administrator. 

New Platte County Assessor Marcus Farr has released a statement to Platte County taxpayers.