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Friday, May 17, 2013  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  TransUnion: Improving housing market helps lower rate of late payments on US mortgages in first quarter

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Aerial photos and video added -- A list of notes from the Spring Flood 2013. Stay here for frequent updates.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Jonathon Pollock constructed a homemade levee to protect his house from rising floodwater.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The massive sandbagging effort in Meredosia has slowed down and now officials are patrolliong levees looking for weak points and boils.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Illinois River is encroaching on the Cass County town of 6,100.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Clarksville residents and volunteers have been working around the clock to keep the river from flowing in their streets. KHQA's Kristen Aguirre shows you how locals and strangers are teaming up to save the city.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Oliver Spratt was taken to Blessing Hospital by helicopter with serious injuries.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Gov. Jay Nixon has mobilized the Missouri National Guard to assist in flood relief efforts.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Flooding along the Mississippi is creating a need for people to help sandbagging.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Mississippi River water levels have risen drastically as a result of area rainfall and Adams County is preparing and planning for interventions that may be required

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Residents living south of Warren Barrett Drive were asked to evacuate after yards, roads and parks were flooded with water from Bear Creek Thursday morning.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on Monday, pointedly warned Syrian President Bashar Assad not to use his arsenal.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  With college rolls growing, student debt hits 1 in 5 households; big burdens on young and poor

Friday, June 08, 2012  AP IMPACT: US troops are killing themselves at fastest pace since nation began a decade of war