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NEAR THE 72ND STREET EXIT Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash about a mile and a half south...

AT BEE CREEK, A MILE SOUTH OF HWY. 273 The Missouri Department of Transportation will conduct a flagging operation on...

POLICE SAY 81-YEAR-OLD MAN DIED AFTER VEHICLE SLID INTO WATER Authorities have identified the body of a man found inside...

TEN THOUSAND HAVE ALREADY VOTED IN PLATTE COUNTY Platte Countians have embraced the idea of early voting. As reported in...

AS PART OF THE CONTINUING LANE CLOSURE ON I-29 The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed the on-ramp from MO...

BACKUPS HAVE FRUSTRATED AREA MOTORISTS An area traffic slowdown will now last longer than originally expected. MoDOT has announced that...

AUTHORITIES WORKING TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY MALE FOUND IN SUBMERGED VEHICLE Authorities have recovered a body from a vehicle found submerged...

CRASH IN AREA WHERE LONG BACKUPS HAVE BEEN OCCURRING An infant male died hours after being injured in an I-29...

PLATTE PURCHASE PARK TO HOST WINTER MAGIC It’s an eye-opening family Christmastime ‘get’ for Platte County and the Northland. Kansas...

SERIOUS INJURIES An Overland Park man who experienced a medical emergency while driving on I-29 in Platte County suffered serious...

EXPECT LONG BACKUPS NORTH OF PLATTE CITY In what has resulted in a traffic nightmare for southbound I-29 drivers a...

THROUGH THE PLATTE COUNTY SENIOR FUND No-cost transportation through the Platte County Senior Fund is now available. Platte County residents...

IN DOWNTOWN PLATTE CITY AT SECOND AND MAIN Plenty of vendors showcasing unique goods and services will be on hand...

VOTERS WILL DECIDE TAX PROPOSAL NOV. 5 Metropolitan Community College (MCC) officials believe there's “a perfect day” brewing in the...

While it’s true Election Day isn’t until Nov. 5, that doesn’t mean voters have to wait till then to cast...

ONE PETITION CIRCULATOR BEING PROBED A case of possible election fraud is being investigated by the Platte County Sheriff’s Department....

AT HWY. 9 NORTHBOUND RAMP AT RIVERSIDE An Independence man died a day after suffering injuries in a two-vehicle crash...

SENTENCED TO 19 YEARS BEHIND BARS A Platte City man was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Oct. 4...

ROB WILLARD EXPLAINS HOW Two events occurred at the end of September. The Kansas City Royals clinched a playoff berth...

PLATTE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES The Missouri Judicial Performance Review Committee has released its performance findings for the 71 nonpartisan...