Articles by Heather Hollingsworth

Corps Pegs 2011 Flood Damage to Levees at $2B

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimates it will cost more than $2 billion to repair the damage to the nation’s levees, dams and riverbanks caused by this year’s excessive flooding, a sum that dwarfs $150 million it currently has …

Corps Backs Missouri River Study

After months of sustained, historic Midwest flooding and criticism that the government bungled its management of the Missouri River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it has commissioned a study of its handling of the waterway. Large sections of …

Brooke Fines Don’t Match Pain Franchiser Caused

The Securities and Exchange Commission last month charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp. and its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud. The SEC says five executives have agreed to settle the charges that were …

Lawsuit: Failing Missouri Schools Should Pay for Transfers

Missouri lawmakers are trying to prevent an influx of students transferring out of failing schools after the state Supreme Court partially sided with a group of St. Louis parents suing to force unaccredited districts to pick up the tab to …