Platte County News

Kathy Sue Hay 39, of Weston, Missouri, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at her home.

Israeli police have found the body of a Platte County man who went missing from a tour group last week.

Police in Israel mounted an intense search over the weekend for a missing 80-year-old tourist from Platte County.Herman Kuehn, a retired physician, disappeared without a trace just after noon Friday when his tour group arrived in Bet She’an, the site of ancient ruins.

The Platte County Economic Development Council has named Alicia Stephens as its new executive director, replacing Pete Fullerton.

This 24th annual fundraising walk for HIllcrest Transitional Housing of Clay and Platte County was held Saturday morning at Zona Rosa.

Smithville Ward One Alderman Shannon Breckenridge talks to U.S. senatorial candidate Sarah Steelman on Thursday, May 10 at the home of John & Julie Elliott in Smithville.

TO CONTACT US by email Click Here! or by phone 816.858.0363 Some voters seem to feel a little uneasy by some of the recent decisions the current Platte County Commission has made.

At the end of the week this is kind of a powerful statement from from followers of Farrakhan: Members of the Nation of Islam are going door-to-door looking for men to join their push to stop the violence in Kansas City.

Area Republicans gave $1.2 million to their party and Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign at a private downtown fundraiser Thursday, several party officials said.

A third man involved in the drive-by shooting that killed a teenager at a Parkville intersection has been sentenced.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Police say a relatively new kind of gang is sweeping across the country and stealing the identities of innocent women and their money.