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Mo. Gov. says he's committed to rebuilding leveesGovernor Jay Nixon says he remains committed to seeing levees along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers…
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Governor Jay Nixon (D) and nearly half of Missouri’s congressional delegation are pledging to rebuild levees and pursue policies that will make massive…
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A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit three southwestern Illinois counties filed to block the U.S. government from declaring the region's levees…
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The people who oversee 64 miles of aging Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois have signed off on a $151 million plan to upgrade the barriers…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 5, 2011 - SIKESTON - Jack Feezor gazed at a white rooftop just visible in the distance -- across…
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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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Updated 1:23 p.m. May 3 with information about lawsuit:Via the Associated Press:A group of 25 southeast Missouri farmers is suing the federal government…
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Updated 10:30 p.m. May 2:Around 10:15, the Army Corps of Engineers posted to its Facebook page that the first section of the levee had been…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 27, 2011 - On Jan. 25, 1937, an intentional blast breached a key levee in Missouri's Bootheel…
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Corps of Engineers to Decide on Breach of Missouri LeveeThe Army Corps of Engineers is expected to decide soon on its plan to breach a southeastern…