Platte County News

A gang from Florida referred to as the "felony lane gang" is being held responsible in numerous thefts from automobiles and forgeries occurring throughout the Midwest, as well as other parts of the country.

In the nick of time, the Platte County commission unanimously approved the 2012 budget, which contains significant modifications from the budget proposed by the commission merely a week ago.

A man impersonating a Kansas City police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman, and police want to know whether he has victimized anyone else.

"I think every one of you ought to step down you need to leave now resign. Let other people step in here that are concerned about the taxpayers and their money!" Those are some of the comments made by several local taxpayers who are not pleased with the Northland Regional Ambulance District's board of directors these days.

An eight-time drunk driver has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, the maximum in Missouri for driving while intoxicated.

There will be no criminal charges filed as the result of an investigation of a personnel situation involving a captain in the Platte County Sheriff's Department.

A Platte County man and his son have been charged with committing sex crimes against a victim less than 14-years-old. The Platte County Prosecutor's Office charged Darren Paden, 50, of Dearborn and his son, Anthony Paden, 25, formerly of Dearborn and now of Bellevue, Neb.

Under Missouri law, anyone convicted of first-degree murder is either sentenced to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

A Kansas City, North, producer of child pornography, sentenced to 30 years in state prison more than a decade ago, now faces federal charges just ahead of a fall parole hearing.

This week, The Landmark Newspaper begins its 149th year of consecutive publication.

Darin Mason, a registered sex offender of 11 1/2 years, runs a basketball league for school-aged children out of Riverside where he's also being investigated.

Police say the driver and a child in the house were taken to the hospital. Both were not seriously hurt.

Two inmates who fled a Kansas prison face several charges in Missouri where they're accused of trying to ambush the officers pursuing them and of attempting to kidnap the mayor of the small town where they were eventually captured after less than a day on the run.

A two-mile missing gap in the Missouri Route 152 Trail between Ambassador Drive and Line Creek Parkway will bid in June.

Allen Hurst, Scott Gilbert and Randy Ridens reportedly escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas, May 9, 2013.

Authorities in Missouri and Kansas are searching for three men who escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility.

Schools in the area went into lockdown amid reports of the suspects firing weapons from a vehicle.

"Our Kansas City region is seeing significant job creation from automotive industry suppliers due to the massive reinvestment from our local auto manufacturers including Ford and GM," said area is home to large-scale manufacturing operations for both GM and Ford, which have expanded to become the region's largest manufacturing employers.