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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A dive team found the body of 33-year-old Timothy Walter around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  One sinkhole is causing creek water to flood into a quarry, another sinkhole is about 50 feet in diameter and 15 feet deep.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A man was on a barge downstream from the Blanchette Bridge over the Missouri River when a 55-gallon drum fell on him around 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The waterway has crested from Iowa through southern Missouri and Illinois but remained above flood stage at many spots Monday. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland are under water and hundreds of roads remain closed.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  The move by the state Department of Natural Resources comes after a change in federal requirements allowed public water suppliers to begin posting their annual "consumer confidence reports" online instead of mailing them to customers. The reports include information about water sources and details about the amounts of contaminants found in tests of drinking water.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Controversy in recent years has focused on land around the lake formed by a hydroelectric project now operated by St. Louis-based Ameren.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  Missouri State Highway Patrol said one man was carried downstream in high water caused by recent heavy rains.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The Missouri Department of Transportation announced this Friday morning that the Champ Clark Bridge on U.S. 54 would close at 7 o'clock Friday night due to flooding on the bridge approach on the Illinois side.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The Lake Farrell Dam in Boonville overflowed Friday morning a result of fast and heavy rainfall.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The beach at Finger Lakes in Columbia is temporarily closed after water samples taken Tuesday revealed bacteria levels higher than those recommended for waters used for swimming.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Rivers in the nation's heartland are rising yet again, and with heavy rain in the forecast, parts of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois are bracing for another round of flooding.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Acres of garbage are burning below the surface of a suburban St. Louis landfill, causing a smell so overpowering that people in nearby neighborhoods are reluctant to come out of their homes.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Twehous Excavating will be repairing the damages caused by a water main break.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A woman became trapped Thursday when she drove her red Durango into a flooded area of Loesch Road in Cole County.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Crews have completed the most critical phase of removing bedrock that threatened barges along a crucial stretch of the drought-starved Mississippi River in southern Illinois.