A Platte City man has been charged with second degree assault after allegedly beating his victim into a coma in Ferrelview.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control last week announced the arrest of Timothy Johnson, 57, of Platte City.
The City of Platte City announced last week that City Administrator Tom Cole has resigned from his position, effective at the end of March, to pursue a personal entrepreneurial endeavor.
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Riverside Missouri Police Department, is continuing the investigation of the double homicide and child abduction that occurred just after 11:15 p.m. Feb. 27, 2025.
On the back of a dominant defensive performance, the No. 2 ranked Park Hill South girls basketball team defeated Park Hill with a 54-23 victory in the Class 6 District 8 semifinal at Staley High School on Saturday, March 8.
No. 2 seed Platte County is still dancing inside Pirate Fieldhouse after taking care of business in the Class 5 District 8 girls basketball tournament against Van Horn on March 6 and a tough Smithville team on March 8.
In sports, the phrase ‘sacrificing your body for the team’ is often used, but rarely does it play out as dramatically as it did for Park Hill guard Lydia Keller.
The Platte County boys basketball team's season came to an end on Wednesday, March 5, after a Class 5 District 8 quarterfinal defeat on the road against Pembroke Hill.
The Park Hill boys basketball team’s season came to an end Friday night, March 7, with a 79-52 loss to top-ranked Oak Park in the Class 6 District 8 semifinal at Oak Park High School.
The North Platte Panthers (25-4) used a late offensive roar to take down Nodaway Valley (25-3) in the Class 2 state tournament on Tuesday, March 4, in Dearborn, MO.
After an invincible regular season campaign, the Park Hill South girls basketball team is hunting for its second district title in the last three years.
Three area wrestlers earned medals at the 7th Girls MSHSAA Wrestling Championships in Class 2 from Feb. 28 through March 1 in Columbia, Mo.
The Park Hill girls basketball team is hitting their stride at just the right moment, charging into postseason play with season-defining momentum.
West Platte High School boys wrestler Cuin Vincent had a memorable run in his sophomore season, placing sixth in Class 1 at the 95th Boys MSHSAA Wrestling Championships on Thursday, Feb. 27, at Mizzou Arena.
Two men face drug distribution and manslaughter charges in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were discovered on Jan. 9, 2024 outside a Platte County home. Jordan Willis and Ivory Carson are each charged with distribution of a controlled substance and three counts of involuntary manslaughter.