The world’s longest non-stop river race is back! The grueling 340-mile MR340 down the Missouri River hits the water Tuesday in Kansas City. Steve Schnarr is director of the race, which began 19 years ago. “Twenty paddlers in 15 boats that started for the first...
A 63-year-old Kansas City-area woman made history by becoming the oldest woman to paddle the length of the Missouri River solo. Dee Landau joins Marshall Griffin to discuss the journey.
Port authorities have been sprouting up along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers as communities attempt to make the most out of navigation. Levi Woods, Freight and Waterways Administrator for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said Missouri’s port...
A huge influx of money to make the Missouri River a more reliable navigation channel has nearly been spent as the Army Corps of Engineers completes repairs and upgrades. Missouri River Program Manager, Clint Mason, said the Corps’ Kansas City office had never...
Missouri was hit hard by massive flooding in 1993, 2011, and 2019. A study underway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is exploring ways to prevent flooding ahead of time. Senior Program Manager Colleen Roberts said the study was launched following demands from the...
