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A levee in Granite City, Ill. FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate says homes and businesses in the Mississippi River floodplain may need flood insurance, even if they are protected by a levee like this one. (St. Louis Public Radio)

FEMA Administrator: Residents may need flood insurance, despite levee protection

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate says homes and businesses in the Mississippi River floodplain may need flood insurance, even if they are protected by a…

Government, Politics & Issues

Senators seek an end to 'without levee' designations; change would help Metro East

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 4, 2011 - WASHINGTON - When is a levee not considered to be a levee? When flood-plain modelers…

A truck lays on its side after a possible tornado hit the surrounding area of Sunset Hills, Missouri on Dec. 31, 2010. Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon requested federal aid for recovery efforts, but that request has been denied. (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)

Missouri will not receive FEMA aid for NYE tornado damage

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon formally requested federal aid for victims of the New Year's Eve tornadoes that hit several areas of the state - but that request…

A levee in Granite City, Ill. Granite City is one of the areas where FEMA says the levees do not meet its minimum threshold for certification. (St. Louis Public Radio)

Trial set in suit over southwestern Ill. levees

The case of three southwestern Illinois counties suing to block the U.S. government from declaring the region's levees functionally useless could be…