St. Paul Stops a Waterfront Developer From Crossing the Mississippi
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St. Paul has blocked a well-known local developer from building an upscale mixed-use community directly across the river from the downtown area.
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By Aubrey Woods, The Tribune, Seymour, Ind.  Mar. 6--HONEYTOWN -- The removal of a barricade led to a motorist driving into high water north of Brownstown on Monday night.  She and her 8-year-old daughter had to be rescued by Hamilton Township volunteer firefighters.
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MADISON, Wis. - There's so much graffiti on a Milwaukee bridge it must be legal. That's the argument a man busted for tagging a city bridge made to the 1st District Court of Appeals. The court didn't buy it and upheld his sentence Tuesday.
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By Barbara Hollingsworth  By Barbara Hollingsworth  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Parched Perry Lake won't lose any more water this season to support barge traffic in the Missouri River downstream.  Kansas officials, including Gov.
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A wall built around the Brooklyn Navy Yard keeps the waterfront in northern Brooklyn off limits.
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The lower Ohio River was closed to traffic near Brookport, Illinois, on Wednesday after a tow boat hit a lock and a barge leaked a petrochemical into the waterway, said the U.S. Coast Guard.
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By Erik Robinson, The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Mar. 13--Plagued by chronic flooding of streets, the developer of a large subdivision in Hazel Dell has given up on a plan to allow rainwater to seep into the ground.
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By Zane Wilson, The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.  Feb. 16--COLUMBIA -- A Midlands Senator on Thursday blocked passage of a bill that would allow city and county council members to excuse themselves, rather than having to resign, if business with associates or relatives comes before them.
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Emergency workers in boats rescued people from cars and homes left stranded by rising water Wednesday as heavy rain doused southern Minnesota and caused flash flooding. The storm was blamed for at least one death.
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By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 12--GULFPORT -- City officials lifted the boil water notices for the an area adjacent to Railroad Street just west of downtown.
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By JULIAN WALKER  A developer will be allowed to destroy some wetlands and streams in Chesterfield County to make way for a road extension to a planned mixed-use development.  The decision came yesterday from the State Water Control Board, which reversed a previous decision.
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By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Mar. 11--The Middle River-Snake River Watershed District has agreed to repair damage it allegedly caused to the Snake River during construction of a flood control project, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
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By Steve Zalusky  szalusky@@dailyherald.com  The absence of one Prospect Heights alderman has delayed the acquisition of easements enabling the city to bring Lake Michigan water to the Lake Claire and Shires subdivisions.
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A Dutch boat converted into a floating abortion clinic is prevented from entering Portuguese waters.
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By Scott M. Larson, Savannah Morning News, Ga.  Sep. 7--Town council had stopped a development because it didn't have  sprinklers, but judge ruled that wasn't proper.
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By Vivian Austin, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 1--GAUTIER -- George Cargo said his departure would not stall building permits and code enforcement done by the Gautier Planning Department.  "The whole department is in good shape," Carbo said Wednesday, his last day on the job.
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By Bob Lamb, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 14--Ice fishing has been put on hold due to warm temperatures and treacherous ice conditions. Ice fishermen were out in full force through last weekend, but the recent warming trend has eroded ice.