Breaking News With Kris Ketz

Vice President JD Vance made a stop in Platte County on Monday. No couches were harmed. It occurred to me that some of you may have to Google that JD Vance/couch reference. Is anybody really sure what the event was...

Been a bit of a rough week for me, if you want to know the truth. Today I was verbally reprimanded by our office manager for absent-mindedly leaving my ink pen on her desk. I kinda feel fortunate to still...

We reported this last fall at the time of the November election, but it’s timely and we’ve been getting questions so we’ll report it again. In Missouri, county assessors take office on Sept. 1 of the year following their election....

A quick tip of the cap to John Higgins, longtime member of the Platte City Board of Alderman, who was saluted by the mayor at Tuesday night’s meeting. Higgins did not seek reelection, so he is stepping away from alderman...