by Alisa Nelson | Mar 29, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt, Weather
Governor Mike Parson has signed an executive order today giving the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Director some flexibility in easing requirements during the flood emergency underway. A press release today from the governor’s office says Director Carol...
by Ashley Byrd | Mar 29, 2019 | News, Transportation, Weather
-Brent Martin contributed to this report. U.S. Senator Roy Blunt surveyed flood damage in Atchison and Holt Counties Friday and like, the governor, took aim at the way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages its rivers and reservoirs. “For more than 15 years, I...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 21, 2019 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather
Northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves is concerned about long-range effects of flooding underway in his region. Many people are comparing this disaster to the epic 2011 Missouri River flooding. The Tarkio Republican tells Missourinet affiliate KMA in Shenandoah,...
by Mike Lear | Dec 28, 2012 | Business, News, Politics / Govt
Two river barge trade groups say barge traffic on the Mississippi River could come to a halt next week if someone doesn’t put more water in the River. Waterways Council, Inc. is one of two groups that says as early as next week there won’t be enough water...
by Mike Lear | Apr 16, 2012 | Military, News, Politics / Govt
The Corps of Engineers has released a study that suggests more room to hold flood waters is needed along the Missouri River channel, not in its upstream reservoirs. The study evaluated how greater storage allowances in the reservoirs would have performed in historic...
