While Smithville Lake still is home to big bass as catches of 8- and 9-pound fish every spring attest it has yet to fully recover from the parasitic infection that sent its overall numbers ...

SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Severe drought conditions have led to low water levels at Smithville Lake and affected both boater safety and businesses in the area. Officials said water levels are around two ...

CLAY COUNTY, Mo. (KCTV) - A 66-year-old man drowned at Smithville Lake over the weekend. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said 66-year-old David Moore, of St. Joseph, Missouri, died Saturday in ...

SMITHVILLE, Mo. — Labor Day Weekend is a busy time at area lakes. But this season’s drought could affect your weekend plans. Despite the recent showers and storms lake levels are still below ...

CLAY CO., Mo. (KCTV) - First responders have found a 70-year-old man who went missing from a Smithville Lake campground days ago. The Clay County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office announced on ...

smithville, mo. — A 32-year-old man is dead after drowning at Smithville Lake on Sunday evening. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Bektemir Yusupov went for a swim in the lake near Little Platte ...

A child plays in the sand at Smithville Lake’s Little Platte Beach in June 2021. Rebecca Slezak [email protected] From Kansas City, you’d have to travel over 600 miles to dive into the Gulf ...

David Moore, 66, from St. Joseph, Missouri, drowned after he rescued two people while boating on the Smithville Lake in Missouri.

Search for missing man at Smithville Lake suspended overnight. Troopers said the man borrowed the boat from his grandfather Wednesday night ...

Zebra mussels, small mollusks capable of forming invasive colonies, damaging pipes and affecting wildlife, have been found in Smithville Lake, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation.

SMITHVILLE, Missouri (KCTV) -- According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, they “rarely share crowdfunding links,” but the loss one family suffered in Tuesday’s tornado was enough ...

ON SMITHVILLE LAKE, Mo. --- When David Shaw wants to catch a big walleye, he heads north. But not as far north as you might think. Instead of heading to the famed waters of Canada or Minnesota, he ...