by admin | May 30, 2005 | Uncategorized
A 27-year-old Florissant man has died in a boating accident on Table Rock Lake. The State Water Patrol reports Douglas Knapp died in a midnight wreck on Table Rock Sunday. The Patrol says the boat Knapp was riding in ran aground after the operator misjudged its...
by admin | May 26, 2005 | News
Memorial Day weekend often provides the first chance to get out the boat and get on the water. The State Water Patrol wants you to pause a bit before you get on our lakes and rivers. Winter has receded, temperatures have warmed, and many are itching to get on the...
by admin | Jan 3, 2005 | News
The new year has brought a new safe-boating law to Missouri. All Missourians who turn 21 this year and in years to come will have to pass a boating safety course before they can leagally operate a boat in Missouri. State Water Patrol Sergeant Ralph Bledsoe says many...
by admin | Sep 3, 2004 | News
This is the last long weekend of summer and the 85 officers of the State Water Patrol are bracing for huge crowds on Missouri lakes and rivers. State Water Patrol Corporal Nick Humphrey says the crush of tourists will begin Friday afternoon. Common sense goes a long...
by admin | Aug 26, 2004 | Politics / Govt
The Missouri State Water Patrol is getting some added punch – on water or dry land – on Saturday. Today, the Water Patrol can enforce laws on the waterways and within 600 feet of shoreline, as well as on federal and state lands adjoining those waterways....
