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Another levee loses the battle against rising water, this time its here in Mid Missouri.

WALLY EATON, GREG LANHAM, JEFF OSWALD, AND WILLIAM "BENJIE" CONROW discuss strategies for responding to a mock disaster Thursday morning in the 911 office at the Keller Building.

A contract has been executed with Calhoun Ferry Company to operate a ferry service at Glasgow during the upcoming closure of the bridge over the Missouri River.

The circa-1925 Highway 240 Missour River Bridge at Glasgow soon will be history.

' Waters along the Missouri River remain high but should begin falling later this week as the forecast calls for several days without rain.

With Missouri and much of the Midwest dealing with probably the wettest spring on record, the Missouri River here is approaching serious flood conditions.

Continuing a tradition dating back to the 1800s, the first of five Howard County Democratic Party election year stump speakings will happen this Friday.

A year-long disagreement between the City of Glasgow and Kansas City Power & Light Co.

Darcy Ellette looks forward to the end of the school year, not for summer vacation, but to see how much her Glasgow Elementary School second-graders have improved.

Officials in this Howard County town are fighting plans by Kansas City Power & Light to put eight power lines and a 189-foot-tall tower in a city park.

Officials of tiny Glasgow in central Missouri are fighting plans by utility Kansas City Power & Light to put eight power lines and a 189-foot tall steel tower in a city park.

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Darcy Ellette looks forward to the end of the school year, not for summer vacation, but to see how much her Glasgow Elementary School second-graders have improved.

This is Memorial Day weekend, a time to remember those who died in military service and loved ones in general.

“It has been with great pride that I've served in this district”

Brandon Friebe It's commencement weekend for each of Howard County's three public high schools, in addition to the Grace 'N Glory Christian Academy in New Franklin. via Fayette Advertiser

“We're back on the road and when there's an accident, we come out on the short end most of the time”

Members of Freedom of Road Riders Chapter 12 gathered in Marshall Saturday, April 26, to ask Marshall Mayor Connie Latimer to sign a proclamation declaring May "Motorcycle Awareness Month." The Marshall ... via Marshall Democrat-News

“Most people look in and they say, - That stuff just makes me smile,'”

You know how dogs walk in a circle before they lie down? "That's akin to what we do," Jill Flinn said. via NewsOK.com

“The rocks here and across much of the central United States are strong, hard rocks, and they transmit the energy very efficiently. So they can be felt far away”

Missouri Department of Transportation inspectors on Friday examined hundreds of bridges in the eastern part of the state, checking for possible damage from a moderate earthquake. via The Kansas City Channel

Does population influence news coverage? It's a question a viewer in a small community asked KOMU News. via KOMU-TV Columbia

“It's going to be an extreme inconvenience for everyone around here”

Crossing the Missouri River won't be the same later this year for residents of this small Howard County town. via Columbia Daily Tribune