Alexandria News

Friday, July 11, 2008 at 5:25 p.m. The Fisca Oil Company in Alexandria, Missouri has started their move-in process after being forced out last month by the Mississippi flood waters.

The last-ditch effort to save about 100 homes in the eastern Missouri town of Winfield failed Saturday when a makeshift levee gave way.Water began running under the 4-foot-tall barrier about 4:30 a.m. An alarm ...

It's an exciting day in Alexandria, Missouri, Mayor Bob Davis has given the green light for people to start moving back in to the town that's been evacuated for more than two weeks.

We have a follow-up report to our story about people moving back to their homes in Alexandria, Missouri.

Three to four inches of rain fell in the Alexandria, MO area overnight. Overall, the water has dropped and the levees are hold steady.

With the Mississippi River reaching near-record flood levels, hundreds of Missouri National Guardsmen are fighting to hold back the surge of water from Iowa.

Governor Blunt will be in Hannibal and Canton today to assess flooding on the Mississippi River and to provide an update on the state's response.

Nearly 700 Missouri National Guard soldiers and airmen are currently supporting flood response efforts on the upper Mississippi River.

In Alexandria Missouri, all residents were told to get out. Officials said the Mississippi is expected to crest this Wednesday at 29 feet.

KHQA has confirmed that water is coming over a levee in the Gregory Landing area in southeastern Clark County.

Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is pleading for volunteers to help northeast Missouri prepare sandbags as water levels on the Mississippi are expected to rise and possible floods loom.

Residents of Alexandria, Missouri are having flashbacks to the Flood of 1993. Back then, the Mississippi River was three miles out of its banks after the levee protecting the town from the river gave way and ...

The Missouri Department of Transportation is keeping close watch on several roads as water levels continue to rise from area rivers.

The top finalists for the Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Design Competition were unveiled Wednesday night in the Vola Lawson Lobby of Alexandria City Hall during a community open house from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. ...

The Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Mo. Flooding has forced closure of a section of U.S. 61 near the Missouri-Iowa border. via KansasCity.com

“If it starts to look like it's getting pretty close to the edge of the shoulder, we will probably have people out monitoring. That way, they're prepared to call their people in to start flagging”

We showed you on KHQA's News at Five about how U.S. Highway 61 in Alexandria, Missouri could be closed this week. via KHQA-TV Quincy

“We've got four or five workers that are going to be laid off, if that happens and so we're hoping it's all precaution and the water gets down, but if it hits the road, we will close, we'll be ready”

Alexandra Missouri has already seen some minor flooding near the Keokuk border. This is how it looks near US-136 in Alexandria. via KHQA-TV Quincy

Missouri Scholars 100

North Kansas City High School seniors Jiho Kim and Tara Marie Skorupa, Oak Park High School senior Adam Reynolds, and Winnetonka High School's Suzanne Stanley have been selected for Missouri Scholars 100, a statewide program that honors 100 of Missouri's top academic students in the graduating class of 2008. Missouri Scholars 100 also named Oak Park senior Don Martin and Winnetonka senior Jessica Tholl for honorable mention.

Students will be recognized Sunday with a reception in Columbia and awards presentation. Read more

A Keokuk woman is dead after a two car accident west of Alexandria, Missouri Friday evening. via KHQA-TV Quincy

“I thought, 'This can't be right.' I asked the cashier to check it. I started crying. I still can't believe it. I'm in shock.”

CANTON A Canton woman said she plans to go overboard for Christmas this year after she won the top prize of $100,000 on Nov. via Hannibal Courier-Post