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It appears Platte City's annexation plans are about to be rescinded as a result of the Sunshine Lawsuit pending against...

A southern Platte County resident who says she is disenchanted with American politics in general and Platte County's recent bookkeeping...

A Kansas City man has been charged with rape and is suspected of murder after one of the most horrid...

Opponents to Platte City's annexation proposals have organized a committee, presumably to begin fundraising in an effort to fight a...

Helen Schmollinger Grisham, 78, remembers well growing up in rural Platte County in a country house with her six brothers...

Unanswered questions by the Platte County Auditor’s Office still has the Platte County Commission questioning exactly why the auditor may...

A highly-anticipated external auditor's report notes several incorrect postings were done by the Platte County auditor's office and cites a...

Weston Police on Thursday arrested three teenage boys in connection with the vandalism at West Platte High School on July...

Dana Babcock, director of administration for Platte County, has fired Terry Piper, a facilities maintenance worker for the county. The...

Parkville’s annual July 4th festival included a carnival and parade while it drew over 20,000 participants from across the region....

Trevor P. Fattig, charged by Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd with the felony of making terroristic threats, waived his right...

Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad has announced plans for a second set of tracks to be placed through downtown Parkville,...

Robert Dixon sits in his Parkville living room located on West Street while a pair of reading glasses rests on...

You can’t be a successful shopkeeper if there aren’t any customers at your business shopping. A downtown Platte City business...

The fee Platte City is shelling out to hire a lawyer and a consultant to help get the city’s annexation...

Cooperation between governmental entities can often lead to progress. That's the hope in regard to a road improvement project proposed...

At Parkville’s Board of Alderman meeting held Tuesday, the board unanimously agreed to pass a proposed preliminary plan in favor...

The city of Platte City is ready to raise the potentially controversial topic of annexation once again. In a press...

French citizen fled the U.S. after being charged with child enticement by Platte County Prosecutor P​latte County’s Cyber Crimes Unit...

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Parkville City Hall was held Saturday morning at Lewis & Clark Streets in the...