Mississippi surges over nearly a dozen levees
The swollen Mississippi River continued to spread destruction on Thursday, surging over nearly a dozen levees in the St. Louis area and flooding vast areas of farmland, as the region's growing crisis pushed corn and soy prices toward record levels.
Floods along Mississippi as forecast puts more communities at risk Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory.