Federal judge clears way for Missouri River rise

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 | 3:05 p.m. CDT; updated 12:13 a.m. CDT, Sunday, July 6, 2008

ST. LOUIS — A federal judge on Tuesday refused to stop the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from raising water levels on the Missouri River this week, despite Missouri’s concerns that it could add to downstream flooding.

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