Valley Park Levee

Crews remove hundreds of sandbags Sunday morning at the Steak 'n Shake in Valley Park. The city's mayor tells St. Louis Public Radio the sand wall at the fastfood restaurant near I-44 and Route 141 did not hold during last week's flood.

Valley Park mayor says flooding could have been worse

Wayne Pratt

"I'm just happy the residents are back in their homes."That is how Valley Park Mayor Mike Pennise summed up several days of battling the rising Meramec…

Ongoing rain and the threat of more flooding kept downtown Eureka business owners from removing piles of sandbags Thursday morning, as planned. (May 4, 2017)

Health, Science & Environment

'It's been a pain.' Residents near Meramec River fear levees, development will cause more floods

Eli Chen

Sharon Wasson, a Eureka resident and retired high school physical education teacher, treats her basement as her sanctuary. It’s where her office is, where…

Residents of Pacific looked out at their flooded-out town in early January.

Health, Science & Environment

One year later, communities still recovering from record flooding

Eli Chen

Walter Wolfner was not prepared for the impact that last year's heavy rains would have on his business, the Riverside Golf Club in Fenton. "The velocity…

The Fenton Water Treatment Plant was knocked offline due to historic flooding.

Health, Science & Environment

Engineering report says Valley Park levee may have been built too high

Eli Chen

The Valley Park levee in St. Louis County may have been built too high, according to new findings from a private engineering firm hired by a conservation…