Local News

Does Platte City’s downtown area qualify as a historic district? The verdict – at least initially – is in. Fresh...

Delba McAuley has stepped down as mayor of Dearborn. Last Thursday, McAuley announced that she has resigned, a move that...

Jim Plunkett, a candidate for the District 2 Platte County Commission seat currently held by Steve Wegner, is tired of...

With less than one month until Election Day, Jim Plunkett, candidate for the District 2 Platte County Commissioner seat, is...

Man dies in crash ins Platte Countys A 35-year-old St. Joseph man was pronounced dead at the scene of an...

County fair queen contestants are being sought Plans are underway for the selection of the Platte County Fair Queen who...

A suspicious cloud that descended over a portion of Highway 9 in Parkville last Thursday still has many in the...

One week after he made it clear he intends on pursuing a state audit to address what he says is...

Seeking to head off any rumors to the contrary, Platte County District 2 Commissioner Steve Wegner leveled a few serious...

A Dearborn alderman, citing concerns over the town's financial situation, says he wants the state auditor to do a thorough...

Two weeks after losing the opportunity to become Parkville’s latest city administrator, Parkville Police Chief Bill Hudson says that he...

At its simplest, every building – from the Empire State Building to a small addition on a house–goes through three...

In their most significant move since agreeing to terms with Great Plains Power (GPP) in December 2002, the Platte County...

A Dearborn man was found guilty of third-degree assault after a trial in Platte County Associate Circuit Court. Orville Dennis,...

Since accepting a position as the chairperson for the Concerned Citizens of Platte County (CCPC), Dearborn resident Susan Brown has...

A​ Weston, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury for being in possession of child pornography. Clifton L. Swift,...

Less than three weeks after he made off with nearly $500 in an armed robbery at Your Dollar Store on...

Unlike many politicians in similar situations, interim Parkville Mayor Gerry Richardson never wanted to be the mayor of his hometown....

Citing budget items that were "inadvertently left out of the budget" and higher than anticipated expenses in various categories, the...

As the country's economists continue to assess the slow moving but steadily improving job outlook in the country, Platte County's...