Smithville Lake’s Camp Branch campground is closed until further notice after a storm and high winds ripped through the grounds Tuesday morning. Right now, National Weather Service officials are ...

Public swimming beaches at Smithville Lake are closed because of high algae ... Department posted signs Friday at the Little Platte and Camp Branch beaches warning people not to swim and to ...

SMITHVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) - Storm damage Tuesday morning at Camp Branch near Smithville Lake was likely caused by an EF1 tornado, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS stated that ...

The bodies of two 55-year-old Platte County men were recovered from Smithville Lake early Friday, the sad aftermath of Independence Day drownings. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the men as ...