KIOS Profiles

Missouri Shaping the Metro

By David Koesters

Published January 29, 2025 at 8:50 AM CST

We hear how the Missouri River shaped the Omaha metro area and why Iowa's Carter Lake is in Nebraska.

Special thanks to local historian Troy Stolp for sharing this story.

Picture collage included images from the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County, Homes.com, and Google Maps.

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David Koesters

David started in broadcasting at his hometown radio station in Holdrege, Nebraska while still in high school. He went on to earn journalism and law degrees from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and has worked for a number of radio and television stations around the United States. He is a big advocate for community media and loves being a part of the local fabric of NPR. He also has a cat.

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