Accusations flew at the Platte County Commission’s budget hearing held Monday, with the county prosecutor and presiding commissioner verbally sparring during a lengthy meeting. 

A Platte City man has been charged with statutory sodomy involving high school students and remains in custody in the Platte County Detention Center on $100,000 cash bond.

The Platte County Commission voted Monday, Jan. 5 to withdraw from any involvement in the public financing of the Zona Rosa shopping district.  

A 28-year-old Topeka, Kan. man has been charged with misdemeanor trespassing after he said “God” guided him to the field at Kansas City International Airport on Christmas Eve. 

A portion of Highway 169 near the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport was closed last week after a potentially dangerous structural issue was located.

Winning Women Wednesday members took to the streets in Parkville recently to shop for the holidays.

The year 2025 started out with tragedy for The Citizen and for Platte County, with the murder of sports reporter Dennis Sharkey, but the first half of the year wasn’t short on other news...

The scouts of Scouting America Troop 1351 have participated in the Wreaths Across America program in Leavenworth, Kan. for many years, but leaders hoped to find something closer to home. 

Platte County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to expand the county’s senior property tax credit program.

The North Platte Historical Museum has received a $500 Richard S. Brownlee grant from the State Historical Society of Missouri.

A man is facing multiple charges, including human trafficking, after his alleged victim managed to escape from his grip at a KCI Airport-area hotel in September. 

Last week, the Kansas City 2026 FIFA World Cup committee, dubbed KC2026, announced routes for its special fan transportation shuttles, including two routes into Platte County. 

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd has announced he is running for a record seventh term as Platte County Prosecuting Attorney. 

One of the two defendants in a 2022 Farley-area murder case has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. 

Presiding Commissioner Scott Fricker hosted an informational public forum last week on property taxes. 

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.