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The long-delayed project at Illinois' southern tip is now moving forward under new leadership.
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The Mississippi River system is both an artery and a vein. It pumps ag products out of the heartland and into the world while bringing back fertilizer...
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One of the films at this month’s St. Louis International Film Festival is about the history of Cairo, Illinois, the southernmost town in the state.Host…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 11, 2012 - WASHINGTON - As a record deluge surged toward the confluence of the Mississippi and…
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Army Corps to Begin Immediate Repairs to Mississippi River LeveeThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the Mississippi River levee during…
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Missouri Senate Stops Short of Approving Local Control of St. Louis Police Dept.Missouri senators have embraced a proposal that would allow St. Louis to…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2011 - "The thing is, no one wants Cairo here."John Garrett was packing up his family outside…
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Updated with Gov. Nixon's request for a disaster declaration.The decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to blast the levee at Birds Point appears to have…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 3, 2011 - Deploying a flood-control tool it had not used in 74 years, the Army Corps of Engineers…
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing to blow holes into agricultural levees to relieve rising floodwater on the town of Cairo, Ill. (See video…