No Commercial Trucks Allowed on KY Ferry

WKMS | By The Associated Press,

Whitney Jones

Published November 30, 2012 at 7:30 AM CST

Commercial trucks are not being allowed on a ferry that is the only route between Kentucky and Missouri. The detour is about 80 miles for trucks traveling between the two states. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the Dorena-Hickman Ferry restriction is because of the low water level of the Mississippi River. The ferry will continue to allow passenger vehicles and small utility trucks. The cabinet says the water level at Cairo, Ill., was 8 feet Thursday morning, and the ferry won't accept the larger vehicles until it reaches about 13 feet.

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Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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