by admin | Dec 27, 2000 | Politics / Govt
wasn’t sure what job he wanted next, but he was tired of law enforcement. After the head of the Missouri Water Patrol revealed his intention to resign in a letter to Governor-elect Bob Holden, Whitten was offered the chance to replace the retiring Camden County...
by admin | Jul 5, 2000 | Uncategorized
More drunken boating arrests were recorded on Missouri’s lakes and rivers during the July 4th holiday period. State Water Patrol Sergeant Paul Kennedy says 2 people died. One fatality occurred on the Mississippi near Cape Girardeau and another happened at...
by admin | Jun 23, 2000 | Uncategorized
The search is over for the body of a 22-year-old man who drowned in Springfield’s McDaniel Lake. Kirk Manlov, the spokesman for the Springfield police department, says divers from the Missouri Water Patrol and local fire department found the body of Matt...
by admin | Jun 19, 2000 | Transportation
The higher fuel costs are hitting boaters in addition to motorists–and they’re also cutting into the budget of the State Water Patrol as it tries to keep Missouri’s waterways safe. Sergeant Tommy Roam says the Patrol pays the same high prices that...