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SIOUX CITY -- Missouri River flood waters continue to rise and aren't expected to go down for many weeks. Before the water begins to recede, there will be second-guessing and serious questions ...
In Pocahontas, the Black River is currently at 21.17 feet and rising. As of Sunday morning, it was at a “minor flood stage” but was expected to reach “moderate flood stage” by the afternoon.
Despite its flood troubles, Plattsmouth has seen a boost in sales tax revenues which Portis attributed to people coming to Plattsmouth to cross the Missouri River over the U.S. 34 toll bridge.
It’s been 3½ years since the record Missouri River flood of 2011, but Nebraska cities along the river are still waiting on nearly $7.2 million to be reimbursed from state and federal agencies.
People in Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri will have to wait until September or October for that. Officials predict the river will fall below flood stage in the Sioux City, Iowa, area in late August.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A Missouri law firm plans to sue the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of landowners and municipalities that sustained damage in the 2011 Missouri River flood. The suit ...
Those levees compressed the river's floodwaters, forcing the Missouri up and over the structures. In October 2011, Brigadier General John McMahon, who oversees the Missouri, acknowledged that fact.
WASHINGTON -- Senators from seven states lining the Missouri River on Monday asked the Army Corps of Engineers to outline plans for next year's flood preparations.
Further south in Corning, the river is at a “major flood stage” of 12.7 feet and rising. It is expected to crest at 16.5 feet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 8. The record stage is 18.1 feet.