March 21, 2026

This Week's News: New fish habitat at Table Rock Lake, illegal noodling boxes found at Pomme de Terre, tips for fixing a water leak, how AI and drought are straining the Mississippi River, update on North Dakota Missouri River diversion project, an Iowa Co-Op being sued for fish kill, oil leak from nuclear plant in Minnesota, public meetings coming up on Missouri River system operations, spring break activities at Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center, how the Florida "spinning" sawfish may have hope, free catfishing lessons on the Missouri River, and MDC asks landowners to help identify rare sand prairie habitat

MISSOURI
Illegal Noodling Boxes Found
Missouri Department of Conservation Finds Illegal Noodling Boxes in Pomme de Terre Lake
KY3

Free Catfishing Lessons Return
Free Catfishing Lessons Return to the Missouri River for 2026
Columbia Missourian 

New Fish Habitat, Better Access for Bank Anglers
Table Rock Lake Gets New Fish Habitat, Better Access for Bank Anglers
Ozarks First

“Leak-Saving” Tips for Fix a Leak Week
Missouri American Water Provides Customers with Leak-Saving Tips During Fix a Leak Week 2026
PR Newswire

Landowners asked to Identify Rare Sand Prairie Habitat
MDC Urges Southeast Missouri Landowners to Identify Rare Sand Prairie Habitat
FOX23 Now

NATIONAL
Discord Dialed Up in Missouri River Basin States Over Diversion Project
North Dakota Diversion Project Dials Up Discord in Missouri River Basin States
Ag Daily

Co-Op Being Sued Over Fish Kill
Nishnabotna River Group Sues Co-Op Over State’s ‘Sweetheart Deal’ for Fish Kill
Iowa Capitol Dispatch

AI, Fuel Costs and Drought are Straining Key Waterway
Mississippi River Mayors Warn AI, Fuel Costs and Drought are Straining Key Waterways
My Central Oregon

Oil from Nuclear Plant Leak Reaches Mississippi River
Oil from Monticello Nuclear Plant Leak Reaches Mississippi River
Fox9

Severe Drought Undermined Gulf Fishers, Raising Food Security Concerns
Severe U.S. Drought Undermined Gulf Fisheries, Raising Food Security Concerns
EurekAlert!

Florida’s ‘Spinning’ Sawfish May Have Hope
Florida’s ‘Spinning’ Sawfish Were in Trouble. Now, Scientists Think They May Have Hope
Discover Wildlife

Public Meetings on Missouri River System Operations
Join USACE Water Managers for Public Meetings on Missouri River System Operations 
USACE