by admin | May 9, 2007 | News
Governor Blunt says the state stands ready to provide assistance to communities coping with flooding, but the governor says it appears Missouri has been able to cope with some of the worst flooding the state has seen since 1993. Blunt says it appears the flood levels...
by admin | Jul 27, 2006 | Agriculture, Business, Transportation
Attorney General Jay Nixon has sent a letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers in which Nixon claims the Corps has reneged on its promise to keep a deep enough channel in the Missouri River to keep barges afloat. Nixon says the Corps has allowed the...
by admin | Jul 24, 2006 | Business, Transportation
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is draining water out of three lakes in Kansas to keep enough water in the Missouri River for barges to operate. That water supplements releases from the big upstream dams, where water levels already are 30-feet below normal....
by admin | Jul 11, 2006 | News
A new form of water recreation has been quickly banned on some of Missouri’s lakes, and might soon be banned on the others. It’s kite-tubing, which involves people climbing onto a large triangular-shaped inner-tube thing with a fabric bottom and being...
by admin | Nov 15, 2005 | Agriculture, Business, Politics / Govt, Transportation
An agriculture summit in Jefferson City looks to address some looming problems for Missouri farmers. Poor crops, low prices, and the increasing costs to do business are all facing the state’s farmers. Missouri Farm Bureau President Charlie Kruse says the...