Tragic String of Events Leads to Five Deaths

It seems a tragic string of events led to the death of five youth and the serious injury of another who had been playing in the Meramec River at Castlewood State Park in south St. Louis County. Sergeant Ralph Bledsoe with the State Water Patrol says two eyewitnesses...

Five Drown in the Meramec River

A tragedy is unfolding in south St. Louis County this morning as the State Water Patrol reports five youth have drowned in the Meramec River. Water Patrol Sergeant Ralph Bledsoe says details are sketchy at this time, but it appears six young people, ages 9 to 15,...

State Parks Open Year-Round

Missouri’s parks get ready for winter, but does not mean that the gates are closed and the facilities are all buttoned up for cold weather. Some facilities are shut down; showers, for instance, and some lodges are not open during the winter months, but that...

Water Patrol Braces for Big Weekend

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...

Little Piney To Remain A Creek … Officially

The State Board on Geographic Names has gotten out of the middle in a disagreement among some Phelps County residents about whether the Little Piney is a river or a creek. The federal governemnt says it’s a creek. Some Newburg residents want it re-designated a...