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That a majority of local voters were in favor of a legalizing recreational marijuana was probably not a surprise to...

As Americans prepare to hit the road for Thanksgiving, average gasoline prices will be at their highest seasonal level ever...

The West Platte R-2 Board of Education has announced Brock Dover as the next superintendent of schools for the West...

CLAUSE WILL SET SPENDING RESTRICTIONS A delay on progress for a use tax proposal at the City of Parkville. After...

The City of Parkville is proposing a half cent sales tax for public safety. At a meeting set for Tuesday...

WOULD A THIRD TRY BE THE CHARM? A year after the idea was dismissed by voters for a second time,...

Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd has determined that the actions of law enforcement officers in shooting and killing a...

A Woodland Christmas is the theme this year for Platte City’s Holiday Lighting Celebration. The annual Thanksgiving Eve tradition will...

MURDER/SUICIDE IN DALLAS COUNTY, TEX. A Park Hill High School graduate who later became Park Hill South basketball coach shot...

Missouri Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson honored the 6th Judicial Circuit (Platte County) during the awards breakfast of the joint...

Missouri Lawyers Weekly has reported that the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Platte County) Judges Thomas C. Fincham, Ann Hansbrough and Megan...

IMPROVEMENTS CONTINUING AT RISING STAR With installation of a zip line recently completed, the focus is turning to additional improvements...

PLATTE COUNTIANS APPROVE, 62-38% Missouri voters have approved legalizing recreational marijuana. A constitutional amendment legalizing recreational weed was approved statewide...

The Zona Rosa shopping district at Interstate 29 and Barry Road will kick off its 2022 holiday season with its...

DEMOCRATS VICTORIOUS IN CONTESTED STATE REP RACES IN PLATTE COUNTY Two Republicans won contested races for open positions in Platte...

INCIDENT IN WESTON A man who was a Weston police officer at the time is accused of illegally punching a...

Trudy Busch Valentine, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri, made a campaign stop in Parkville on Friday, Oct....

MAN WAS SHOT TO DEATH ON OBERDIEK LANE A Platte County grand jury has indicted a woman for murder in...

IT'S A HIGHLIGHTED LOCAL RACE AT TUESDAY'S ELECTION Two candidates are vying for the open Platte County presiding commissioner seat...

CONTESTED RACES, MULTIPLE BALLOT QUESTIONS DRAWING INTEREST Several choices and decisions will confront Platte Countians when they step into the...