Rocheport

KBIA News

I-70 bridge ribbon-cutting celebrates the project's completion

Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

Construction continues Wednesday on the new Interstate 70 bridge over the Missouri River at Rocheport. The old bridge last underwent repairs in 2017 before it was demolished in 2023 to make way for the new bridge.

Missouri News Network

I-70 bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony set for Tuesday; bridge opening later this month

The Columbia Missourian

Explosions rang out over the Missouri River in September 2023 when the old Rocheport bridge on I-70 was demolished.

Construction continues Saturday on the westbound Interstate 70 bridge at Rocheport. The bridge is expected to be completed by mid-June, with the eastbound bridge on schedule for completion in December 2024.

Missouri News

I-70 to briefly close Tuesday to blast footings of old Rocheport Bridge

KOMU 8

Traffic will be stopped in both directions prior to the blast, which will take place between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Participants shop at vendor’s, Michelle Marcum, store at Biscuit, Beats, and Brews Music Festival on Sunday, October 1, 2023 in Rocheport, Mo. The festival had a host of vendors, food and musical performances available.

Missouri News

Volunteers and last-minute planning make the Biscuits, Beats and Brews Festival a success

The festival moved up its date in response to Treeline Music Fest's cancellation

The Rocheport Interstate 70 Bridge was demolished on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, between Cooper and Boone counties in Missouri. The demolition dropped close to 6 million pounds of steel into the Missouri River.

Missouri News

Half of old Rocheport Bridge removed from Missouri River, MoDOT says

The Columbia Missourian

Debris from the bridge is expected to be removed from the Missouri River within one to three weeks.

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Community gathers to watch Rocheport Bridge explosion

Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval

The Missouri Department of Transportation demolished the Rocheport Bridge over the weekend.

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Afternoon Newscast for June 4, 2019

Mac R. Whaley

Regional stories from the KBIA Newsroom, including:Court Rules Doctors Don't Have to Testify in Planned Parenthood License CaseSt. Louis Police…

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Ten Injured in School Bus Crash

Associated Press

Three vehicles, including a school bus, were involved in a crash on Interstate 70 near Rocheport Thursday morning.A bus from Our Lady of Lourdes…

Faith/Religion

Bluegrass brings new life to old traditions at Rocheport church

One Rocheport church is finding new life in old traditions. First Christian Church was founded in a home eight years after Lewis and Clark passed through…