217 Today: Tuesday April 13, 2021
In spring 2019, floodwaters spilled over the top of the Ditch 6 levee and submerged most of Hamburg, Iowa. There wasn't enough time to build the levee higher before the 2019 flood, like the Corps of Engineers did in 2011. Katie Peikes/Harvest Public Media
Tuesday April 13, 2021
Today's headlines:
-
The two political parties in Illinois are pointing fingers over who has the Latino community's best interests at heart during the redistricting process.
-
The state of Illinois received a C- on an infratructure report card released this week by the White House.
-
In a new book, Senator Tammy Duckworth recalls the day she nearly died when her Army helicopter was fired on by insurgents in Iraq.
-
Illinois reported 2,433 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. The state also reported 18 additional deaths from the illness.
In today's deep dive, our Midwest waterways series continues with a look at an effort to build a higher levee for a Missouri River town.
Reporting today contributed by Hannah Meisel, Derek Cantu, Jim Meadows, and Katie Peikes.