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KNOCKS OUT POWER FOR 1,500 CUSTOMERS A Boise Cascade delivery truck caught some low-hanging utility lines and the unknowing driver...

SECURITY VIDEO BEING REVIEWED BY POLICE Two liquor stores in Platte City recently suffered break-ins on the same night. The...

PLATTE CITY'S NEW CITY HALL COULD BE READY IN LATE JULY Much progress is being made--though perhaps not as quickly...

FAMILY AND FRIENDS CELEBRATE HIS HOMECOMING It was an emotion-filled day for two area families when Baby Van, born prematurely...

AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-29 AND I-435 The Chaves Development at KCI officially broke on Monday, May 22. The 87-acre...

WAS ORIGINALLY SET AT $10,000 CASH ONLY A request for a bond reduction did not go as the defendant hoped...

HELD ON $10,000 CASH BOND An 18-year-old male has been charged with making a terrorist threat upon Platte County R-3...

WELLS IS ACQUIRING CONNECTIONS BANK A bank with a long local history will soon be getting a new name. Wells...

CONCEPTS FOR NEW FARMERS MARKET STUDIED Parkville is awaiting word on a major request on a grant from the Platte...

HE'S A SUSPECT IN KCK SHOOTING THAT INJURED THREE Set free in error. Authorities are searching for a man who...

FIRE DISTRICT HIRES A FULL-TIME CHIEF The Central Platte Fire Protection District is changing with the times. Fire officials responded...

LOCATIONS IN PLATTE CITY, PARKVILLE TO CLOSE The Platte County Health Department is planning for an upcoming move and temporary...

FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN A ROW The 2023 County Health Rankings and Roadmap report shows Platte County ranked as...

PARKVILLE, SURROUNDING ZIP CODES INCLUDED Maybe there’s hope for improved mail service in the Northland area of Kansas City. Responding...

NO EVIDENCE OF ATTEMPTED 'PROFITEERING' According to an audit, recent accusations from a county commissioner toward the health department have...

REST STOP TO BECOME TRUCK PARKING LOT It’s the end of an era of sorts for Interstate 29 travelers in...

A hurdle has been cleared for the sale of the local health department building to proceed. By a vote of...

RIVERSIDE OFFICER WAS RESPONDING TO CRASH A pedestrian has died eight days after being struck in a crash that occurred...

RETAIL STORE AT TIFFANY SPRINGS TO CLOSE Platte County shoppers will soon lose a local retail option. The Tuesday Morning...

WARLEN RESPONDS TO COMMENTS FROM FRICKER AND WOOD In a letter this week, the director of the Platte County Health...