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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) __ The case of three Metro East counties suing to block the U.S. government from declaring the region’s levees functionally useless could be headed for trial in a federal court this spring.

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SUNSET HILLS, MO (KMOX)__Three people who allegedly stole from two storm damaged homes in Sunset Hills are in police custody. more

SUNSET HILLS, Mo. (KMOX) –  Cleanup from Friday’s tornadoes continue, FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment teams are preparing to move in to the damaged areas this week.more

Metro East officials have filed a federal lawsuit, challenging FEMA’s de-accreditation of levees in Madison, St. Clair and Monroe Counties.

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SUNSET HILLS, MO (KMOX)-Very few people stopped by as FEMA officials unveiled the preliminary flood maps for St. Louis County Wednesday night, but Thursday night’s unveiling of the St. Charles County maps will likely draw a much larger crowd.   more

The regional panel that’s working to upgrade the metro east levee system, is joining a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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2008 flooding near Grafton, IL (KMOX photo)

 

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -  Property owners in the Metro East who worry that new government floodplain maps will force them to buy expensive flood insurance are getting another break.more

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMOX)-Those who could be forced to buy flood insurance for the first time under new FEMA flood maps due out next spring, are closer to getting a reprieve. more