Three bodies have been recovered in Stockton Lake, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol, after appearing to have capsized their kayak on Tuesday due to rough waters. The first victim of the ...

Access to a long-awaited alternative water source for much of Southwest Missouri, including Joplin, has been approved. Roddy Rogers, executive director of the nonprofit Southwest Missouri Water, said ...

UPDATE 3/21/2024: The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) has identified a woman who drowned at Stockton Lake. According to a crash report, Melodie Roberts of Michigan died when her kayak capsized ...

STOCKTON, Mo. (KY3) - The Missouri Highway Patrol has recovered and identified all three people who were kayaking at Stockton Lake on Wednesday. The drowning report says investigators believe rough ...

STOCKTON LAKE, Mo. – Missouri Water Patrol officers recovered the body of a 78-year-old man from Pleasant Hope from Stockton Lake on Sunday. The man apparently fell overboard while fishing near the L1 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - City Utilities (CU) is looking at expanding more into Stockton Lake to make sure it has enough water to support the Springfield area past 2060. Joel Alexander with Springfield ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Shawnee, Kansas, man drowned Saturday at Stockton Lake. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the man was swimming around 6 p.m. in the lake’s first cove west of Stockton Dam ...

A Shawnee, Kansas, man drowned Saturday, July 6, in Stockton Lake, shown here in a file photo of Stockton State Park from Missouri State Parks. Missouri State Parks A 60-year-old Shawnee man drowned ...

STOCKTON, Mo. — Angler Ryan Young of Buffalo used to be nicknamed "The Trashman" because he only seemed to catch undesirable fish. A state-record-setting catch just got rid of that nickname for good.