by admin | May 11, 2007 | News
Senator Kit Bond has long railed about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mandated manmade Missouri River Spring Rise to better protect the pallid sturgeon. And, he says there was a “bit of luck” in that the Spring Rise did not take place this...
by admin | May 11, 2007 | Agriculture
Senator Kit Bond has taken an up close look at the flooding along the Missouri River and its tributaries, surveying the flooded areas in Cole and Chariton Counties following a meeting with State Emergency Management Agency and Corps of Engineer officials. Bond says...
by admin | May 9, 2007 | News
Governor Blunt says the state stands ready to provide assistance to communities coping with flooding, but the governor says it appears Missouri has been able to cope with some of the worst flooding the state has seen since 1993. Blunt says it appears the flood levels...
by admin | Dec 21, 2006 | Uncategorized
Two weeks before the big winter storm hit, the PSC staff finished its report of Ameren-UE’s response to the high winds and heavy rains that hit eastern Missouri in July. The report recommended more aggressive tree-trimming and recommended new regulations on...
by admin | Jul 27, 2006 | Agriculture, Business, Transportation
Attorney General Jay Nixon has sent a letter to the United States Army Corps of Engineers in which Nixon claims the Corps has reneged on its promise to keep a deep enough channel in the Missouri River to keep barges afloat. Nixon says the Corps has allowed the...