07/15/11 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 looks to be a smash hit in a summer full of blockbusters.
07/14/11 At the midway point of Pegasus, the two-front analysis of how to improve courts in Kansas, Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss is encouraged by public feedback during fact-gathering meetings, the chief justice said Thursday. "The encouraging part to me is that Kansans really do care about how their courts are operating," Nuss said in a statement. "Many people have put a lot of thought ...
07/12/11 The Missouri River Joint Information Center held a conference call this evening from the Division offices in Omaha, Nebraska. Erik Blechinger, at the Missouri River Joint Information Center, hosted the call. The following is information from the call and other information provided to me by other sources:
07/06/11 Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is questioning whether flood control is a high enough priority for the U-S Army Corps of Engineers as it oversees the Missouri River system.
07/03/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press The engorged Missouri River continues to disrupt everything from travel to summer events and soak farmlands filled with once-lush crops. The Kansas City Star reported that several roads have been closed in northeast Kansas, including stretches of Kansas 7 in Doniphan County, Kansas 5 in Leavenworth County and U.S. 59 in Atchison County. The Kansas ...
07/03/11 The engorged Missouri River continues to disrupt everything from travel to summer events. Closed roads in northeast Kansas include stretches of Kansas 7 in Doniphan County, Kansas 5 in Leavenworth County and U-S 59 in Atchison County.
07/03/11 The engorged Missouri River continues to disrupt everything from travel to summer events.
07/02/11 There are more road closures in the metro due to the ever risingMissouri River. On Saturday, emergency management officials in northern Platte County closed Highway 45 over the Platte River near Farley, Mo.
06/29/11 PAWTUCKET - Rubber-armed and ready for any situation as a pitcher, Tony Pena, Jr. has logged 50 innings this season for the Pawtucket Red Sox - just Monday allowing one earned run in five innings in a spot starting assignment in place of Brandon Duckworth.
06/22/11 Robert J. Dickman, 98, Grinnell, formerly of Wichita, died Sunday, June 19, 2011. He was born June 6, 1913, near Menlo to Barney and Regina (Robben) Dickman.
06/16/11 There is more water in the Missouri River right now than there's ever been in the history of the levee system. Governor Sam Brownback and other state officials are warning homeowners to take the flooding seriously.
06/16/11 Omaha World-Herald OMAHA - Railroad tracks around the Midlands are looking a bit different these days.
06/14/11 Kansas National Guard troops are standing by to assist people in communities along the swollen Missouri River. Adjutant General Lee Tafanelli says soldiers are already stationed along the levees in Doniphan County.
06/12/11 Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback is scheduled to tour areas in northeast Kansas threatened by flooding from the Missouri River. The governor's office said he and Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, Kansas Adjutant General, will visit Atchison and Doniphan Counties on Monday afternoon. They are scheduled to meet with local leaders, emergency responders and residents in Atchison and Elwood to discuss how they're ...
06/09/11 Soldiers and Airmen of the Kansas National Guard are responding to flooding as rivers surge toward crest stage across the state.
06/07/11 Massive sandbags dropped on a faltering Missouri River levee have temporarily fortified the floodwall and given Army engineers more time to construct a secondary barrier to protect a threatened Iowa community, authorities said yesterday.
06/07/11 Posted: Monday, June 6, 2011 8:15 pm | Updated: 6:59 am, Tue Jun 7, 2011.
06/07/11 HAMBURG, Iowa - The swollen Missouri River is threatening to inundate a small southwest Iowa town where officials are piling massive sandbags on a faltering levee to contain floodwaters that could leave the community under several feet of water.
06/07/11 HAMBURG, Iowa (Reuters) - Massive earth-moving machines raced on Tuesday to build a wall to hold back Missouri River floodwaters that could swamp the town of Hamburg, Iowa, but the boys practicing baseball nearby paid little notice.
05/30/11 Severely burned by a roadside bomb, Iraq war veteran Bobby Henline needed 45 surgeries to repair his face. But today he brings the healing power of humor to others, making fun of his ordeal as a stand-up comic. | 
