April 28, 2023

This Week's News: Mayors request help from Corps for flooding, Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, 4th graders hit the water in Columbia, look back at the Missouri River flood of 1952, a train derailment on the upper Mississippi, Corps seeks public help to protect artifacts, Branson receives grant to protect sewage plant from flooding, beaches open at Wappapello, work begins at Schell-Osage Conservation Area, a widening Mississippi and attempts to engineer it, and Earth Day celebrations

MISSOURI
Fourth Graders Hit River
Fourth graders paint, hit the water on Missouri River Days
Columbia Missourian

Branson Receives Grant to Protect Sewage Plant
Branson Receives Grant To Protect Sewage Plant From Flooding
KTTS

Mayors Request Help from Corps for Flooding
Mayors request help from Army Corps of Engineers over flooding
Fox2Now

Work Begins on Schell-Osage CA
Work begins on Schell-Osage Conservation Area
Joplin Globe

Beaches Open
Beaches at Wappapello Lake open this weekend
KFVS12

Earth Day Celebrated at Forest Lake
PHOTO GALLERY: Earth Day celebrated at Forest Lake
Kirksville Daily Express

NATIONAL
Seeking Help to Protect Artifacts
USACE seeks public’s help to protect artifacts at Norfork, Bull Shoals Lakes
KTLO

Mississippi River Flooding
Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging
AP News

Missouri River Flood of 1952
Reminisce: Missouri River flood of 1952
Omaha World-Herald

Train Derailment Sends Containers into Mississippi
Train derailment in Wisconsin sends 2 containers into the Mississippi River, operator says
CNN

Widening Mississippi River
The Mississippi River runs through it. The Corps says that must be fixed.
Nola.Com