Two DNR employees suspended over E. coli controversy

There is more fallout from the withholding of information regarding contamination at the Lake of the Ozarks prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Two Department of Natural Resources employees have been placed on administrative leave without pay for five days. According...

Nixon officials attempt to explain E. coli flap

Nixon Administration officials attempt to explain why contamination at the Lake of the Ozarks wasn’t reported promptly even as the governor orders an investigation of the Department of Natural Resources. Officials within the Nixon Administration denied they knew...

Senator says new revelations show need for DNR review

A state senator heading a review of why the Department of Natural Resources withheld a report on contamination at the Lake of the Ozarks says the most recent revelations confirm the need for a Senate review. A review of DNR action by the Senate Committee on Commerce,...

Governor Nixon’s office knew about DNR E. coli action

It appears Governor Nixon’s office did know, early on, that high E. coli levels threatened the public’s safety at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Springfield News-Leader and the Kansas City Star report that a former Department of Natural Resources official...

DNR dumps thousands of e-mails on Senate committee

A Senate committee has been given 200,000 e-mails to read as it reviews why the Department of Natural Resources withheld a report on contamination at the Lake of the Ozarks. DNR drug its feet on releasing a report that parts of the Lake of the Ozarks were contaminated...