A car was fully engulfed in flames off the right side of the northbound lanes of Interstate 29 not far from 64th Street in southern Platte County on Monday afternoon, April 10. No injuries were reported in the incident and the cause was not immediately known. Firefighters reached the scene by traveling down Roanridge Road then jumping on southbound I-29, then turning around at Riverside in order to head back north on I-29.
(Photo by Mike McCarty)
CONDUCTED BY PLATTE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE On Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22, the Platte County Sheriff's Office conducted a counter human trafficking operation composed of a predatory buyer interdiction operation and a survivor advocacy operation. During the predatory...
CANDIDATE FILING PERIOD OPENS DEC. 10 Four seats on the Platte City Board of Aldermen will be up for grabs at the spring election in April. Filing for potential candidates opens on Dec. 10 at 8 a.m. and will end...
GET READ FOR A FALLING SNOW PARTY On Thanksgiving Eve, there will be a Miracle on Main Street in Platte City. The annual Holiday Lighting Celebration, typically Platte City’s largest event of the year, is set for the night before...
NEARLY $6 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE Revenue collections from Platte County’s quarter cent sales tax for law enforcement have seen an increase of more than five percent in 2024 and will total nearly $6 million for the year. That’s one...
