Officials immediately ban boat traffic on Missouri River

June 7, 2019 Carol Kuster State News 0

The U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers have closed the Missouri River to all boat and barge traffic indefinitely. The order, which took effect immediately, extends from St. Louis to north of Sioux City at mile marker 750 on the river. Officials say vessel traffic may damage of levees, or cause river water […]