Levasy, Missouri, residents still displaced from homes
It's been more than a week and several Levasy, Missouri, residents are still staying with family and friends, as they wait for the waters to recede.Lynette Morris, who's had a home in Levasy for 23...
View ArticleKC metro residents clean up from record-setting rainfall
As of Sunday morning, more than 31 inches of rain have fallen at Kansas City International Airport since the start of the year, making the first half of 2019 the wettest start to a year in Kansas City...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross one-stop-shop opens Tuesday for Missouri flood victims
On Tuesday, a one-stop- shop will offer resources and assistance for flood victims at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri.Even though floodwaters have receded in Levasy,...
View ArticleTo stay, or go? Levasy flood victims weigh heavy decision as cleanup begins
In Levasy, Missouri, some people are still waiting to get inside their homes while others are deciding whether or not to rebuild.Lining the streets are personal belongings that had to be thrown out due...
View ArticleFEMA goes door-to-door registering Missouri families for disaster relief
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is on the ground in Missouri, hoping to help people recover after an unusually soggy spring. “Through March and April, lots of storms came through Kansas City...
View ArticleMissouri announces low-interest loan program for disaster relief
A new program will give Missouri small business owners and farmers hit by tornadoes, storms and flooding this year access to low-interest loans.Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick announced the...
View ArticleMidwestern states brace for long-term flood fight as damages mount
After devastating flooding this year, Iowa put $15 million into a special fund to help local governments recover and guard against future floods. Missouri allotted more money to fight rising waters,...
View ArticleMissouri, Kansas among states seeking fix for Missouri River bottlenecks
After a year of devastating flooding, several Midwestern states are joining together to try to identify bottlenecks along the Missouri River that can cause waters to back up and worsen flooding in...
View ArticleProlonged Missouri River flooding could last all winter: 'No end in sight'
Flooding along the Missouri River has stretched on for seven months in places and could endure through the winter, leaving some Upper Midwest farmland and possibly some homes encased in ice.There are...
View ArticleAfter record 279 consecutive days, Missouri River falls below flood stage
The Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reported this week that the Missouri River has fallen below flood stage for the first time in 279 days, marking an end to the longest...
View ArticleDecreased water flows into Missouri River lessens flooding chance
The amount of water being released into the Missouri River from a dam on the Nebraska-South Dakota border is being decreased because less water is expected to flow into the river this year.That means...
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