Birds Point Levee

Will record Flood of '11 lead to changes in Mississippi River management?

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 14, 2011 - Whipped by 50 mph winds, the night rain pelted Maj. Gen. Michael J. Walsh as he…

A screen grab still frame of a video by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the second intentional levee blast near New Madrid, Mo. on May 3. The Corps says that water has now stopped flowing through the blasted section because the river has dropped.

Flooding stops at SE Mo. levee breach at Birds Point

For the first time in more than five weeks, the Mississippi River has dropped low enough to stop flowing through a gap in a blown-up levee in southeast…

Nixon asks Army Corps to speed approval of temporary Birds Point levee

The construction plan for a temporary levee at Birds Point got a gubernatorial boost today.Beginning on May 2, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

Government, Politics & Issues

Birds Point floodway mired in mucky water, legal challenges

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 3, 2011 - WASHINGTON — When the Army Corps of Engineers detonated explosives in the dead of…

Nixon asks feds to cover full public aid costs from recent floods, tornadoes

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has asked the federal government to pay the full cost of repairing public buildings and infrastructure damaged by recent floods…

A screen capture still frame of a video by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the second intentional levee blast near New Madrid, Mo. on May 3.

SE Mo. residents face flood aftermath

Residents of the southeast Missouri land behind the Birds Point levee are dealing with the aftermath of the decision to breach the levee and unleash…

An aerial look at the flooding around Cairo, Ill. on April 28.

Corps considering plan to replace levee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering a plan to replace the earthen levee at the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway with mechanical gates.The corps…

President Barack Obama talks on the phone with Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon, during Obama's visit to Dublin May 23. The President and Gov. Nixon discussed the deadly tornado that touched down in Joplin, Mo., Sunday night. Obama will visit Joplin May 29.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Obama to Visit JoplinSpeaking from London, President Barack Obama says he plans to travel to Missouri on Sunday to meet with victims of the "devastating…

A screen capture from Ed Martin's video announcement regarding his run for Congress in Missouri's newly-redrawn 2nd district.

Morning headlines: Monday, May 9, 2011

Ed Martin Announces Run in 2nd Congressional DistrictRepublican attorney Ed Martin is dropping out of the U.S. Senate race to run for a newly-redrawn 2nd…

A screen grab still frame of a video by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the second intentional levee blast near New Madrid, Mo. on May 3.

Guardsmen, patrol officers rescued from floodway

Updated 1 p.m. with news of river closure to traffic.The Missouri National Guard and Missouri State Highway Patrol have performed countless water rescues…