11 Feb 2026

Once-in-a-generation Missouri River study seeks public input

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District and Omaha District, announced today it will host a series of public meetings to provide updates and gather public input on the Lower Missouri River Basin Flood Risk and Resiliency Study. The study is a comprehensive effort to analyze and recommend improvements for flood risk management and other water resource-related issues along the 498 miles of the Lower Missouri River. This initiative was prompted by the historic and devastating flooding of 2019. That event resulted in record runoff and billions of dollars in damage across the region.

23 Jan 2026

Public encouraged to submit comments on Lower Missouri River flood risk study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District and Kansas City District (USACE) have jointly prepared a feasibility report with integrated programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) that analyzes and discloses effects associated with the Lower Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency System Plan Comprehensive Study. The System Plan has been developed to identify actions to address flood risk and resiliency along the entire Lower Missouri River basin. The System Plan identifies projects that can achieve flood risk benefits while also providing ecological, recreational, economic or social benefits.

10 Mar 2025

Are we ready for the next big flood? Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosts media event on flood preparedness

Six years ago, the historic Missouri River flooding of 2019 devastated communities across the Kansas City Metro and surrounding regions. Now, as another flood season approaches, the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking proactive steps to safeguard critical infrastructure and enhance community preparedness.

25 Jul 2024

Rayfield hands Kansas City District, USACE to his successor in change of command ceremony

In historic military tradition, command of the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers transferred today from Col. Travis Rayfield to Col. Andrew Niewohner. In a ceremony at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, Niewohner received the traditional guidon from Rayfield through Brig. Gen. William C. Hannan, Jr., the commander of the Northwestern Division, USACE, thus assuming command of the district.

7 Jun 2023

U.S. Army to discuss cleanup at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant

The U.S. Army will be hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at De Soto City Hall, De Soto, Kansas. This meeting will be hosted by the U.S. Army with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District in attendance. The public meeting will provide the community with the latest information on the cleanup of the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant and will provide an opportunity for the public to ask questions about the cleanup.