Missourians want action over too-high Illinois river levee

Thursday, December 27, 2018

ST. LOUIS -- Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, arguing the earthen barrier has been built above its authorized height, worsening flooding for its neighbors.

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