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4:51 pm
Wed April 11, 2012

Study suggests Army Corps made right call at Birds Point levee

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A new study suggests the Army Corps of Engineers made the right decision when it blew up the Birds Point-New Madrid levee last year.

A new study suggests the Army Corps of Engineers made the right decision when it blew up the Birds Point-New Madrid levee last year.

The study’s authors argue the floodway would have been inundated with or without Corps action.

Ken Olson is a soil sciences professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and he co-authored the study.

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PM Newscasts
5:59 pm
Mon February 27, 2012

Newscast for February 27, 2012

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Politics
3:47 pm
Mon February 27, 2012

Mo. levee group to meet with Congressman Cleaver

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Missouri levee

 

Congressman Emanuel Cleaver will be among the participants at a Missouri River meeting next month.

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Politics
9:08 am
Mon February 20, 2012

Corps awards firm with Missouri river levee repair job

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A breach levee in northwest Missouri led to extensive flooding during the 2011 summer.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded an $888,000 contract to repair a northwestern Missouri levee damaged during last year's flooding.

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PM Newscasts
6:05 pm
Mon February 13, 2012

Newscast for February 13, 2012

Barack Obama
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Barack Obama speaking at an event

Regional news coverage from the KBIA Newsroom, including:

  • Missouri high court to consider redistricting challenge
  • Northwest Missouri levee districts get grants
  • Missouri's senator at odds on Obama's contraceptive plan

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