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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...

NORTH OF PLATTE CITY A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 a few miles north...

by Whitten HeltonNavy public affairs Matthew Eshnaur, a former Navy lieutenant commander and native of Platte City, serves the U.S....

IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WESTON It’s time for Weston’s major fall event. The annual Applefest celebration in Downtown Weston is set...

WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN DECEMBER The Platte County Commission has officially approved a $2.7 million construction bid with...

by Linda Brooks Horseman1974 Pirate Yearbook editor This year's Platte County R-3 Pirate Homecoming will be extra special. A 94-year...

SUSPECT BEING SOUGHT Th FBI says a bank robbery occurred this morning at the First Federal Bank of Kansas City...

HELD ON $50,000 CASH-ONLY BOND A driver who struck and killed a bicyclist near Riverside was under the influence at...

NEAR THE KCI AIRPORT EXIT Five people suffered injuries in a four-vehicle crash on Interstate 29 in Platte County on...

DUE TO EXCESS SALES TAX REVENUE A break for taxpayers. At a special administrative session scheduled on Tuesday, the Platte...

PLATTE CITY'S MAIN STREET EVENT IS THURSDAY A celebration of the fall season is set in Downtown Platte City. It’s...

SIMULATION PROVIDES REAL-LIFE CHALLENGES Organizers of a poverty simulation assigned identities and family situations to a group of Park University...

This is a rendering of the newly-planned Parkville Farmers Market structure. The final plans were approved recently at a joint...

BREAKING SLABS BBQ WILL BE ON HAND A variety of local vendors will be showcasing their unique goods in Downtown...

MAN WHO WAS 'ACTING ERRATICALLY' DEAD FROM GUNSHOT The Platte County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred...

EARLY MORNING ON OUTER ROAD OF HWY. 9 A bicyclist was hit and killed while traveling on an outer road...

WESTBOUND COOKINGHAM DRIVE CLOSED The Missouri Department of Transportation says it has closed westbound Cookingham Drive at the bridge located...