Army Corps of Engineers

The corn and soybean belt in the middle of the nation is experiencing one of the worst droughts in more than five decades. (Getty/Scott Olson)

Billions Of Dollars At Risk As Farmers Brace For Mississippi Shutdown

“Any kind of supply disruption during this critical time of the year is very similar to having a supply chain disruption for retailers prior to the Christmas season.”

2012/12/07

Army Corps Pushes Back Against Lawmakers’ Mississippi River Plan

“If we recognize there’s a drought across the entire Midwest, that means they don’t necessarily have the water to release to support the Mississippi River.”

2012/12/06

Missouri Community Wants to Rebuild After ’11 Flooding

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers destroyed the town of Pinhook when it blasted the Birds Point levee in 2011, knowingly sending the Mississippi River gushing into homes there. But it did not destroy the community.

2012/12/06

Current view of the St. Louis riverfront looking south from beneath the King Bridge downtown. (KMOX/Brett Blume)

Army Corps of Engineers Will Blast River Rocks In January

Right now, the water level is so low that the rocks threaten to halt barge traffic, leaving thousands of barge workers out of a job.

2012/12/05

Illinois Governor Quinn Urges Army Corps Work On Mississippi

Low water on the river between East St. Louis and Cairo may limit barge traffic, affecting the transportation of grain and coal.

2012/12/03

Possible Mississippi River Shutdown Threatens Thousands of Jobs

A nationwide drought, the worst to hit the U.S. in decades, has lowered water levels along the Mississippi River, threatening barge traffic.

2012/11/30

Blunt May Seek Emergency Declaration for River

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri may seek a presidential emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on the drought-riddled Mississippi River.

2012/11/27

Army Corps Seeks Public Input on Table Rock Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans three meetings this week to hear the public’s ideas for the future of Table Rock Lake.

2012/11/26

State Leaders Fret Over Missouri River Levels

This has been an ongoing problem in the past few years for St. Louis because it effects barge traffic.

2012/11/15

Radiation Found In Metropolitan Sewer District Manhole

During the process of cleaning up the old Mallinckrodt site north of the McKinley Bridge, crews found the presence of radiation in an MSD manhole.

2012/07/25

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