PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE


Welcome to the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public Affairs Homepage.  We hope the information that you find here about us and what we are doing throughout our district is interesting and informative.  If you have questions or comments, please let us know.

The Public Affairs mission is to inform the public, as well as Corps of Engineers employees, contractors, family members and retirees. The Public Affairs staff serves as liaison between the public and subject matter experts in the Corps of Engineers. We answer general public and media inquiries, arrange speaking engagements and exhibits, dispatch news releases and produce a number of publications. Technical questions relating to engineering, construction, permit or environmental restoration specifications are best directed to the technical office of primary responsibility.

The Kansas City District offers a host of professionals who are prepared to speak to the public on numerous topics, including many of the engineering disciplines, archeology, architecture, biology, human resources, forestry, hydrology, law, natural resource management, water resources development and others. We can make speakers available to civilian and government agencies and organizations, schools, professional clubs and interest groups.

 

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NEWS STORIES


Telling the story of the Kansas City District.

Cold War-era rolling pin barracks undergo vital renovation
12/29/2025
Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic training” evoke. Hollywood and pop culture have helped ingrain the...
Kanopolis Lake: Go for the water, stay for the land
12/17/2025
This is a story about a lake. But before you read any further, you should know this won’t be a story about water. Sure, I could tell you Kanopolis Lake has a normal pool surface of 3,460 acres and has...
Missouri River Navigation Structure repairs continue with Cora Island flow control structures after severe damage from 2019 Flood
12/11/2025
Missouri River navigation is a critical mission of the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to support both the American public and regional commerce. That’s why a massive construction...
Ad astra per aspera: Kansas a global leader in solving sediment challenges
12/4/2025
The year was 1952. The world’s first rock and roll concert was held in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Potato Head was the first toy advertised on TV, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president and Elizabeth II...
Trot lines, and trammel nets and trawls, oh my! Trying to catch the elusive age-one pallid sturgeon
12/3/2025
It’s said beauty is in the eye of the beholder. To some, a long-snouted, murky white, boneless bottom feeder native to the Missouri and Mississippi rivers – known as the pallid sturgeon – might not...

 

NEWS RELEASES


The Kansas City District in the news. 

Open house to be held for the Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant
12/1/2025
The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will host an Open House for the Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Veterans of Foreign...
UPDATE: Tuttle Creek and Milford lakes Water Control Manual public meeting rescheduled
12/1/2025
The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has rescheduled the Tuttle Creek and Milford lakes Water Control Manual joint public meeting scheduled for December 1, 2025, due to inclement...
Public meetings to be held on Water Control Manual updates for Clinton, Milford, Perry and Tuttle Creek lakes
11/13/2025
The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to attend a series of meetings to discuss updates to the Water Control Manuals for Clinton, Milford, Perry and Tuttle Creek...
Public meeting for Smoky Hill River ecosystem restoration feasibility study cancelled
10/6/2025
The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cancelled a public meeting scheduled for October 7, 2025, for the Smoky Hill River Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study and...
Public comment sought on draft Smoky Hill River ecosystem restoration feasibility study
10/1/2025
The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prepared a draft Public Notice, along with a draft Feasibility Report and a draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the Smoky Hill River...