Local News

FROM I-29 TO THE KANSAS STATE LINE Travelers of I-435 in Platte County should take note. Crews will be performing...

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

FIVE OF EIGHT CANDIDATES TAKE PART IN FORUM About 40 people filled a Platte County meeting space Monday night for...

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...

YOUNG MUSICIAN HAS TIES TO PLATTE COUNTY Like the mighty phoenix that rises from the ashes reborn and more alive...

COMMISSIONERS DECLINE TO CLARIFY DEED The planned sale of the Platte County Health Department building in Platte City has hit...

INCIDENTS OCCURRED AT DOCTOR'S HOME A Platte City doctor has been convicted by a jury of sexually abusing a 13-year-old...

THREE OF THE TOP SEVEN ARE IN PLATTE COUNTY The Landmark is ranked fifth on a list of oldest businesses...

STATE OF THE STATE In his fourth State of the State address Wednesday, Gov. Mike Parson emphasized the importance of...

ST. LOUIS AIRPORT STILL LEADS THE STATE Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Missouri airports discovered a total of 215...

CITY HOPING FOR OUTREACH GRANT TO ASSIST Two baseball fields in Platte City could use some upgrades in the drainage...

IT'S PLATTE CITY'S LARGEST-EVER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT Gov. Mike Parson's recent announcement of $6.678 million in a transportation cost share grant...

EAGLE DAYS AT SMITHVILLE LAKE The 27th annual Eagle Days at Smithville Lake drew large crowds for the indoor raptor...

Hunt Midwest has announced it will contribute up to $2 million to the Platte County R-3 School District to support...

EASTERN BLACK RHINOS 'CRITICALLY ENDANGERED' Officials with the Kansas City Zoo say they welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros...

With the installation of “no parking” signs now in place, the recently-passed parking prohibition on Running Horse Road south of...

All boys and girls ages 9-14 who attend public schools, private schools or are home-schooled are invited to participate in...

Construction continues to advance on the new City Hall/police station in Platte City, going up at 224-228 Marshall Road. Latest...

IT'S PART 3 OF THE 2022 YEAR-IN-REVIEW The final four months of 2022 continued an onslaught of local news, with...