SMITHVILLE, Mo ... fishing’s great.’ So I come up here and they brung me into a tornado I guess.” “We have some trees down, some power lines down. A camper here at the Smithville Lake ...

Public swimming beaches at Smithville Lake are closed because of high algae ... people not to swim and to keep pets out of the water. Fishing is still allowed. Lora Vacca, operations project ...

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 ...