NOEL, Mo. -- A 54-year-old Missouri man drowned last month in the Elk River after attempting to assist a boater caught in dam hydraulics, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report.

A Neosho man who jumped into the Elk River in McDonald County to help save a distressed boater on the evening of July 20 has died. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the 54-year-old man, who was ...

One float, you're sharing the river with thousands of others. The next, you have it all to yourself. Those are opposite personalities of the Elk River, a ribbon of clear water that flows gently ...

A man drowned in a Missouri river during his attempt to help a distressed boater, authorities say. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the 54-year-old victim, of Neosho, jumped into the Elk River ...

The window is short, but the display is worth the trip. Every September through mid-October elk gather at the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing Area. More than 100 elk, mostly cows but a few bugling bulls in ...