Missouri River Management Still Up in the Air

US Army Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife officials continue to discuss how the Missouri River will be managed. Corps spokesman Paul Johnston says the low river levels this summer are proof that low summer flows, as proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Service,...

Canoe rental outfits seek protection

Missouri canoe rental companies say they should be held liable if one of their canoes is defective and somebody is hurt as a result, but they should not have to face lawsuits if somebody who rents a canoe from them does something silly miles and miles downstream....

Missouri argues river plan

Missouri officials will be in Minnesota for the next two days, making their case against a change in management of the Missouri River.The Missouri River Basin Association meets in Minneapolis with the proposed management change the number one item of discussion. State...

Bond blasts river plan

Senator Kit Bond flatly rejects recommendations made by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to protect endangered species that rely on the Missouri River. He says the Wildlife service seems “dedicated to its effort to flood us out.” He says the agency...

River plan moves forward

The Fish and Wildlife Service has released it biological opinion concerning the management of the Missouri River. It calls for increased flows from upstream dams in the Spring and the discontinuation of navigation along the Missouri for 3-4 weeks in the middle of...
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