Missouri Water Patrol

Missouri Lawmakers Question Merger Of Missouri Highway Patrol, Water Patrol

Marshall Griffin

The 2011 merger of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the water patrol is getting mixed reviews from state lawmakers in a report released Thursday.In…

Government, Politics & Issues

Legislators Question Highway Patrol Over Water Patrol Merger

Marshall Griffin

Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent Ron Replogle refused to comment Wednesday on the drowning of an Iowa man who had been taken into custody by…

Government, Politics & Issues

MSHP Instructor Sues State Over Highway Patrol Salaries

Marshall Griffin

An instructor with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s training academy has filed a lawsuit accusing the law enforcement agency of violating its pay…

Government, Politics & Issues

Schweich releases audits on Tourism Div., MSHP-Water Patrol merger

Marshall Griffin

Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich (R) has released audits today of the Missouri Division of Tourism and of the former State Water Patrol.First, one…

Big Lake, Mo., where recovery efforts for the body of Missouri State Police trooper Fred Guthrie Jr. are taking place. Guthrie was helping with flood duties in Holt County on Monday when he apparently was swept away by the flood waters.

Search for Mo. state trooper now recovery effort

Updated 7:50 a.m. Wednesday:Searchers located the body of Fred Guthrie's patrol dog Reed on Tuesday afternoon near Mo. Highway 118 in Holt County, about…