by Marshall Griffin | Jan 12, 2024 | News, Transportation
You can once again drive directly from Missouri to Kentucky. The Dorena/Hickman Ferry has resumed service between the two towns after a number of closures during December due to low water levels. The ferry carries auto traffic across the Mississippi River at Dorena,...
by Anthony Morabith | Nov 1, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Economy, News, Outdoors, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be holding a press conference on Wednesday, November 8 in Memphis, TN about the low-water levels on the Mississippi River. Experts will provide detailed information to the public on what is being done to keep the navigation...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 10, 2023 | Agriculture, News
Missouri’s drought conditions could create problems moving fall harvest goods along the Mississippi River. Dru Buntin, the Director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, says the state is closely monitoring the dryness, because it’s resulting in low river...
by Marshall Griffin | Aug 24, 2023 | News, Science / Technology, Weather
A minor earthquake shook portions of southeastern Missouri Tuesday night. The 2.6 magnitude quake was centered in Mississippi County, between Wilson City and the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Cape Girardeau TV Station KFVS reports the earthquake was...
by Joey Parker | Sep 20, 2022 | Agriculture, News
The 2022 drought is affecting all corners of the state, especially Missouri’s farmlands. The latest meeting of the state’s drought assessment committee was held on Sept. 16 in Jefferson City. Jennifer Hoggatt, deputy director of the Missouri Geological Survey, says...