Downstream, the Missouri River is forecast to rise above flood stage at Napoleon, Waverly and Miami, MLDDA said. Flood stage is 18 feet, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

For the second year in a row, Midland native Jim Looker paddled his handmade kayak across the state of Missouri as part of the Missouri River 340 — the world’s longest continuous paddling race. This ...