by admin | Jul 5, 2006 | News
The Missouri Water Patrol reports nobody was killed in a boating accident during the long July 4th holiday period. The patrol says BWI (boating while intoxicated) arrests also seemed to be down. The Patrol’s Sergeant Ralph Bledsoe, who spent the weekend working...
by admin | Jun 29, 2006 | News
The Fourth of July holiday weekend is practically upon us, and with hot weather in the forecast, the State Water Patrol expects big crowds on the lakes and rivers this weekend. Sergeant Ralph Bledsoe says the biggest danger will be the number of drunk boaters out on...
by admin | May 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
The State Highway Patrol says it was a deadly weekend on Missouri’s roads. Lieutenant Tim Hull says a total of 10 people died on Missouri’s roads over the long, holiday weekend. Another 183 people were injured in 356 crashes. Hull says the Patrol made 208...
by admin | May 2, 2006 | News
It will cost more to register a boat in Missouri under a bill passing the Legislature and heading to the Governor. Representative Wayne Cooper of Camdenton sponsors the bill that will force boat owners to prove they have registered their boat, while increasing...
by admin | Mar 29, 2006 | News
Legislation calling for higher boat registration fees – to provide more money for the State Water Patrol -has won first-round approval in the State Senate. Almost 60 percent of the boats registered in Missouri are 16 to 26 feet long. If the bill becomes law,...
