Rainy storms ease drought in Kansas and Missouri
Storms across the Midwest brought heavy rains that reduced drought in parts of Kansas and Missouri. Missouri reports downtick in drought levels with gains in topsoil and reservoirs. Kansas shows improved but shallow subsoil moisture. Officials caution more rain needed to sustain subsoil and water sources as patterns may continue.
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Kansas City
Midwest
Kansas
Missouri
Pat Guinan
University of Missouri
Guinan
Mary Knapp
Kansas State University
Knapp
Southwest
Hank Ernst
Kansas Water Office
Tuttle Creek
Perry Lake
Northwest
Douglas LeComte
National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center
Camp Springs
LeComte
Nebraska debates intervening in Missouri River lawsuit
Nebraska weighs stepping into a multi party suit filed in Omaha to force the U S Army Corps of Engineers to keep water levels high enough in the Missouri River shipping channel from Sioux City Iowa to St Louis. The case involves five companies and several nonprofits seeking navigation flood control power and water supply balance amid drought.
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Lincoln
Nea
Nebraska
Missouri River
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Missouri
Sioux City
Iowa
St. Louis
Dave Cookson
Jon Bruning
Corps
Great Plains
U.S. District Court
Omaha
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gale Norton
South Dakota
North Dakota
Montana
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
Blaske Marine Inc
Alton
ConocoPhillips Co
Houston
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc
Jackson, Miss
Magnolia Marine Transport Co
Jackson
Miss
Midwest Terminal Warehouse Co. Inc
Kansas City
Coalition To Protect the
Midwest Area River Coalition
Mc-Ark Assn
Missouri River Keepers
Corps of Engineers
American Rivers
National Wildlife Federation
Thompson Transcends Genres At Liberty Hall Concert
British guitarist Richard Thompson, touring for his new album The Old Kit Bag, wowed Liberty Hall with a 2 hour set that mixed jazz, country and Celtic tones. A standout solo excerpt from his 1,000 Years of Popular Music showcase highlighted his voice and guitar, as Thompson teased audience interaction and proved his seasoned versatility.
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Richard Thompson
Liberty Hall
Thompson
Britney
Spears
Kansas group calls for land use reform in northeast Kansas
The Kansas Natural Resources Legacy Alliance issues a preliminary report urging better land use planning in northeast Kansas and the Wichita area. It notes Kansas loses over 12 000 acres annually to development, with the Flint Hills and Tallgrass Prairie under pressure from housing, roads, and wind farm projects. Public hearings will follow before a final 2004 Legislature report.
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Toreka
Kansas
Wichita
The
Kansas Natural
Resources Legacy Alliance
Flint Hills
State
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