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Man shot by officerA man was in critical condition Thursday night after a Kansas City police officer shot him in the chest.
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
Suspect charged in farm thefts
A 48-year-old man is accused of stealing farm equipment earlier this year. Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd charged Michael Wayne Stroud with felony stealing following an investigation by the Platte County Sheriffa s Department.
New Trail Mapping System Implemented on Riverfront Trail
A new trail mapping system is designed to improve safety and 9-1-1 response times on the Missouri Riverfront Trail in Riverside, Mo.
MoDOT Celebrates a Safe & Sound Centennial, 107 Better Bridges Have Been Delivered
Jay Nixon joined MoDOT Director Pete Rahn, Missouri Highways and Transportation Commissioners David Gach and Stephen Miller, and other state and county officials to cut a ceremonial ribbon, acknowledging the completion of the 100th Safe & Sound bridge.
BeltonBelton voters, by a 72 percent margin, decided against a takeover of the citys park department.Mayor Jimmy Odom and some City Council members proposed to change the citys charter to allow the council to take control of the parks.
KC water officials lag in reporting sewage spill
Within hours after an estimated 1,000 gallons of sewage spilled late Wednesday into Weatherby Lake, Kansas City water officials contacted the state to report it.
Unacceptable levels' of E. Coli Found in Lake
WEATHERBY LAKE, Mo. - " The Missouri Department of Natural Resources confirmed Saturday night that tests of water at Weatherby Lake contain "unacceptable levels of E. Coli." The high levels of E. Coli are attributed to a sewage bypass Wednesday night.
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
A spokesman for Citizens Against Forever Tax raised issues Wednesday about a school levy campaign team membera s involvement in a lawsuit that could hinder the St.
Marshall cross country: Wells wins Richmond meet
Marshall junior Katie Wells won her third gold medal of the cross country season Thursday at the Richmond Invitational.
Platte County seeking woman charged with tax evasion
Platte County authorities are asking for the publics assistance as they search for a woman who is charged with tax evasion and who also has been named a person of interest in her husbands 2007 murder.
Hundreds line up for H1N1 vaccinations
They began to line up inside the Clay County Public Health Center in Liberty just after 2 p.m. - three hours early for an H1N1 vaccination clinic for children.By 5 p.m., the line of parents waiting to have their children vaccinated had stretched nearly a quarter of mile to the parking lot of an adjacent hotel.Officials worried if 513 doses of the ...
More than a year after the murder, charges have been filed in the case of a trucker killed at the northbound Interstate 29 rest stop between the Camden Point and Dearborn exits in Platte County.
3 Girls In Family Get H1N1 Flu
All three children in one Platte County family are fighting the H1N1 flu. Carol Welsh, of Weatherby Lake, said her 12-year-old daughter, Makana, developed a bad cough last week, and then got a fever of 105.
Teen Dies from Injuries in Car Crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' A 16-year-old girl died Monday from injuries sustained in a car accident Sunday morning.
Charges Filed In Multi-State Crime Spree Killing
Charges have been filed against a man and a woman accused of killing a truck driver at a Platte City truck stop in 2008 as part of a multi-state crime spree.
Missing Colo. Man Located In Platte County
Police are asking for the public's help finding a missing Colorado man. Timothy Drisko, 53, was in Kansas City on family business.
Three charged in Kansas City chase
Kansas City -- Charges have been filed against three people involved in a police chase that started in Kansas and ended at Kansas City International Airport.
Platte County paid insurance benefits for dead employee, auditor says
Platte County continued to pay insurance benefits for an employee a year after her death, county Auditor Siobhann K. Williams said Friday.Williams said the countys Human Resources Department is fraught with administrative problems that have created numerous errors in employee payroll and benefits.
Parkville man, 50, gets 36-year sentence in child porn case
A 50-year-old Parkville man was sentenced today in Platte County Circuit Court to 36 years in prison for promoting and possessing child pornography.
Purse Thief Sentenced to Prison
Gary Hill didn't see the Riverside police officer, but the officer saw Hill. That mistake means Hill will spend the next 10 years in prison.
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