Missing boy found in Current River

The Missouri Water Patrol reports three people died on Missouri waterways over the holiday weekend. Ashley Gustafson, age 16, of Hollister, died early this morning after being pulled out of four feet of water at Table Rock Lake Sunday....

Operation Dry Water nets 17 arrests

As a part of Operation Dry Water, a nationwide campaign to enforce safer boating, the Missouri State Water Patrol conducted five sobriety check points throughout the state over the weekend, June 26 through 28. The check points were in conjunction with a...

Missouri waterways fatal for three, several ticketed

Three people died on Missouri waterways over the Memorial Day weekend. Sergeant Jerry Callahan with the Missouri State Water Patrol says Sridhar Tekula, 27, and Suresh Merumu, 30, of St. Louis drowned while swimming on the Meremac in Franklin...

Talburt leaves Water Patrol after almost 30 years

On the heels of Governor Nixon announcing several department leadership appointments, Missouri’s Water Patrol commander is retiring after serving almost 30 years. Missouri Water Patrol Commander Rad Talburt says he was told Friday that the Governor wanted to put...