Finally Some Good News About Flooding

ST. LOUIS (AP) Residents of areas hit hard by flooding in eastern Missouri are getting some good news: River levels are dropping, some evacuated residents can return home and a busy interstate is reopening. Water levels along the Meramec River on Thursday prompted the mayor of Valley Park to lift evacuation orders for levee-protected areas…

EPA collects 3,000 tons of flood debris

ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency says its contractors collected nearly 3,000 tons of residential debris and hazardous material as part of a flood cleanup effort in eastern Missouri. EPA Region 7 said Tuesday that the material was collected following the devastating December floods that caused significant damage in St. Louis, St. Charles,…