Coast Guard opens portion of Missouri River

ST. LOUIS — The Coast Guard, in partnership with the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the states of Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri reopened, Friday, an additional 118 miles of the Missouri River to vessel traffic. The newly opened portion of the river extends from mile marker 380 just north of Kansas City, Mo., to mile marker 498, Rulo, Neb. Although this portion of the...

Coast Guard opens portion of Missouri River

ST. LOUIS — The Coast Guard, in partnership with the Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the states of South Dakota and Nebraska, Saturday, reopened an additional 58 miles of the Missouri River to vessel traffic. The newly opened portion of the river extends from mile marker 811 just south of Gavin’s Point Dam in Yankton, S.D, to mile marker 753 at the southern border of Ponca...

Coast Guard extends closure of portion of Missouri River

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Coast Guard has extended the closure on the Missouri River an additional 53 miles, Friday. The Missouri River closure is closed to all vessel traffic from mile marker 397, near Leavenworth, Kan., to mile marker 811, near Gavin’s Point Dam in Yankton, S.D. The closure is a result of consultations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the governors of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska...

Coast Guard closes additional 100 mile portion of Missouri River

ST. LOUIS — The U.S. Coast Guard has extended the closure of the Missouri River an additional 100 miles. The Missouri River closure is closed to all vessel traffic from mile marker 450, near the city of St. Joseph, Mo., to mile marker 811, near Gavin’s Point Dam in Yankton, S.D. The closure is based on requests, and in consultation with, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the governors of...

Coast Guard closes portion of Missouri River

ST. LOUIS —The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a river closure for a portion of the Big Sioux River for all vessel traffic between the Missouri River confluence and the Military Road Bridge in north Sioux City, S.D., due to high water. The Missouri River is now closed to all vessel traffic between mile marker 550, where the state lines of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri meet to mile marker 811, Gaven’s...