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Drought reduces amount of water in Missouri River
• OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The Army Corps of Engineers is again reducing its prediction for how much water will flow down the Missouri River this year because of the drought. • The corps now predicts 21 million acre-feet of runoff this year in the 2,341-mile-long river that flows from Montana through North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. • That forecast is about 85 percent of normal, and well below last year's record amount of 61.2 million acre-feet of runoff. • Flooding along the river last year caused massive damage, but this year the amount of snowmelt and rain flowing into the river is below normal. • Some of the extra water stored in reservoirs along the river has been used to provide enough water for navigation, power and other uses of the river. •
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
• The Associated Press • Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT): • 1. THE FULL STORY BEHIND SIKH SHOOTING MAY NEVER BE PUBLIC • With the gunman dead and no trial coming, what investigators uncover about the white supremacist may remain a secret.
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