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Morning round-up
9:19 am
Tue July 5, 2011

Morning headlines: Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Credit (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carlos J. Lazo)
Water flows from the Missouri River over levee L-550, located north of Highway 136 in Atchison County, Mo., June 19, 2011. The local sponsor reported overtopping of the levee to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the morning of June 19.
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Missouri River tributaries face greater flood risk this summer

Hundreds of tributaries that feed the congested Missouri River face a greater-than-normal flood risk this summer because of water levels that have kept smaller rivers from draining.

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Missouri River Flooding / Vaccinations
4:36 pm
Mon July 4, 2011

Communities affected by flooded Missouri River requesting vaccinations

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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.

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Missouri River Flooding
5:06 pm
Fri July 1, 2011

Nixon: high flood waters to stick around for most of summer

Credit (Adam Allington/St. Louis Public Radio)
Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon with officers from the Missouri National Guard at the Howell Island Conservation Area outside Chesterfield, Mo. on July 1, 2011.
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon says high flood water on the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers will be with us for most of the summer this year.

Nixon met with local officials in St. Charles and St. Louis Counties today.

Outside of the city of Chesterfield, Mo. Nixon stood on a levee that was reinforced after the Flood of 93.

Nixon says he doesn't expect the flooding to be as severe, but the Army National Guard is already standing by should if needed.

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