Posts Tagged ‘mississippi river’
County board hears flood update
The threat of flooding on the Mississippi and Kaskaskia rivers is by no means over, but the Mississippi is dropping steadily and is predicted to continue to do so. The…
Read MoreRising river causing concern
The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 46 feet in St. Louis on June 5, according to the National Weather Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It is…
Read MoreWHS grad canoes entire Mississippi River
Waterloo High School graduate Erik Elsea fulfilled a childhood dream this year when he canoed down the entire Mississippi River. His trip also raised money for ShelterBox, an international disaster…
Read MorePossible bridge jumper report unfounded
The Columbia Fire Department and Columbia police assisted emergency personnel from Missouri in attempting to locate a possible jumper from the Jefferson Barracks Bridge on I-255 into the Mississippi River…
Read MoreBody pulled from river identified
Officials have identified the body of a deceased male recovered from the Mississippi River in rural Columbia early Wednesday morning as that of a Peru, Illinois man who jumped from…
Read MoreRescue on the Mississippi River
Monroe County emergency personnel responded shortly after 9:20 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Levee Road at Outlet Road for a rescue on the Mississippi River. The U.S. Coast Guard…
Read MoreWaterloo native canoeing for a cause
Erik Elsea grew up in Monroe County and always dreamed of canoeing the entire Mississippi River. He remembers sandbagging against the Mississippi during the Flood of 1993. “Flooding remains the…
Read MoreStudents of the flood remember ‘93
On Aug. 1, 1993, the Mississippi River crested at nearly 50 feet and, despite weeks of valiant fighting, burst through a levee south of Columbia. The first victim of the…
Read MoreSuccessful search for subject near J.B. Bridge
Multiple police, fire and emergency agencies searched for a male subject in the wooded area along the Mississippi River in the vicinity of the Jefferson Barracks Bridge off I-255 in…
Read MoreHuman jawbone found along river in Monroe County
A human jawbone found last month along the Mississippi River in Monroe County is being tested for identification. Monroe County Coroner Bob Hill told the Republic-Times that human remains were discovered…
Read MoreSearch for possible J.B. Bridge jumper
The Columbia Fire Department responded about 6 a.m. Friday to assist Mehlville Fire Department and St. Louis County Police Department personnel in the search for a possible jumper off the…
Read MoreNo problems locally with river set to crest
With severe flooding problems seen just across the Mississippi River in Jefferson County, Mo., Monroe County appears to have made it through the worst of this latest high-water period due…
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