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Levee damage changes management plan for Missouri River

Rachel Lippmann and KXCV — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:59:50 +0000

Reporting from KXCV's Kirk Wayman also used in this report.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it's unlikely that all the levees damaged by record flooding along the Missouri River last summer will be repaired by spring - and that's changing the way the Corps manages the river.

Three children of Mo. lt. gov. candidate Montee arrested

KXCV — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:10:56 +0000

Reporting from KXCV's Kirk Wayman used in this report.

Three children of Democratic Missouri lieutenant governor candidate Susan Montee have been arrested. One also works for the campaign.

Montee’s daughter and two sons all face municipal charges in St. Joseph after police there broke up a bar fight at about 1:15 a.m. the day after Thanksgiving.

St. Joseph police captain Kevin Castle says 25-year-old Amanda, 23-year-old Andrew, and 22-year-old Austin were among about 30 people involved in the disturbance which spilled out into the street.

Communities affected by flooded Missouri River requesting vaccinations

KXCV — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 21:36:31 +0000

Reporting by KXCV's Kirk Wayman used in this report.

Several communities up and down the swollen Missouri River are not only requesting sandbags, but vaccinations as well.

In extreme Northwest Missouri, Atchison County deputy emergency manager Mark Manchester said his office has given about 50 workers tetanus shots during the flood fight.

More water could be released from South Dakota dam into Mo. River

Marshall Griffin and KXCV — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:38:54 +0000

Updated 8:55 with information about another levee breach:

The flooding has breached another levee in northwest Missouri, forcing the evacuation of the Holt County town of Craig.

Emergency officials in Holt County say the flooding Missouri River breached a levee along the Big Tarkio River around 2 p.m. Monday, and another nearby levee is being overtopped.

Residents of Craig have until noon to leave their homes. Emergency sandbagging operations are ongoing.

Our earlier story:

The amount of water being released from a South Dakota dam into the Missouri River could increase, if a weather system currently over the river’s upper basin dumps more rain.

That’s the warning given today by Brigadier General John McMahon of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a visit to Jefferson City.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Julie Bierach and KXCV — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:28:04 +0000

Small Earthquake Felt in St. Louis

A light earthquake shook parts of Missouri and souther Illinois early this morning. The United States Geological Service says the 4.2 magnitude earthquake was centered about 14 miles east of Sullivan in Franklin County. Sullivan is about 50 miles southwest of St. Louis.

The earthquake, which was 3.2 miles deep hit about 3:10 a.m. The USGS says the temblor was felt as far west as Columbia, Mo., and as far east as Carbondale, Ill.