platte county

I lived in Missouri in 2011 and I am an earthquake nerd, yet I don't remember what was the largest quake to hit the state that didn't originate from the New Madrid Fault Zone that hit that year.

When a question comes to my mind, I like to make educated guesses before I research the truth. When it comes to what the richest county is in Missouri, I guessed wrong many times, but I will reveal it's nowhere near Lake of the Ozarks which would have been near the top of my list.

The internet thinks it knows the best county to live in for the state of Missouri. What the internet likely doesn't realize is their recommendation also used to be the home of notorious outlaws Bonnie & Clyde.

A man who escaped from prison and then shot at law enforcement officers who were chasing him has been sentenced to 128 years in prison.

A conservation group is raising money to pay for unplowed stretch of native prairie on the outskirts of Kansas City.

A 52-year-old northwest Missouri man has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of sexually abusing a girl over several years.

A former youth volunteer at a Catholic parish in Kansas City is accused of encouraging children to watch sexually inappropriate material on cell phones he gave them.

A new judge has been named to hear the trial of a man suspected of kidnapping and killing a 10-year-old Springfield girl.

A Kansas City man must serve 18 years in prison after admitting to threatening to post nude photos of a 16-year-old girl he met online if she wouldn't have sex with him.

A 51-year-old man is accused of causing the death of a St. Joseph woman and dumping her body in rural Platte County inside a box.