The Missouri River, aka the “Big Muddy,” can be seen near Jefferson City, Missouri.
Robin Nitcher, administrative officer, at Pomona Lake, Kansas hands a visitor a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat launch pass at the Pomona Lake Project Office circa 2005.
Riprap, funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was placed at White Cat Village earlier this year to prevent further erosion. Photo by Tom Zikmund, Harlan County Lake operations project manager.
Officers and employees from the Northwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gather for a photo at the Fort Leonard Wood Hospital Replacement Project at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, during officer professional development on April 27, 2023. | Abigail Voegeli, Kansas City District Public Affairs
The Blackwell Cave at Truman Lake near Warsaw, Missouri, has protection on the outside for the conservation of bat species in the area. | Photo by Kyle Ruona, Kansas City District Natural Resource Management
A group of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District employees visit a recently built pump station on Sherman Army Airfield at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on April 10, 2023. | Photo by Reagan Zimmerman, Kansas City District Public Affairs

News Stories

Untapped Possibilities: Could navigation on the “Big Muddy” provide clean solutions for a more sustainable future?
6/2/2023
The words “green” and “clean” are likely not the first that come to mind when thinking of ground transportation in the U.S. Trucks on the interstate and railroads are probably what come to mind first,...
Employee Spotlight: Robin Nitcher
5/31/2023
Most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ lake projects are within 50 miles of a major metropolitan area. Many of those who work for our lake and project offices have grown up in the community they work in...
More than meets the eye: Harlan County Lake completes projects to protect cultural sites
5/16/2023
At first glance, the new rock, also called riprap, that has been placed along the banks of Harlan County Lake, Nebraska, might not look like much. However, this seemingly insignificant riprap plays a...
Building Leaders: Officers from the Kansas City District attend Leader Professional Development at Fort Leonard Wood
5/15/2023
From April 24 – 29, the officers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District gathered with other military leaders throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division at...

Latest News Releases

Tuttle Creek Lake closes River Pond Road for scheduled maintenance
6/2/2023
Tuttle Creek Lake, near Manhattan, Kansas, will be closing River Pond Road starting June 12, 2023, for scheduled maintenance. Work is scheduled to take place throughout the area from June 12 to July...
Public meeting on study to improve flood resiliency around the Missouri River near Jefferson City
5/15/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its partner, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, are hosting a public outreach meeting on Monday, May 22, 2023, to discuss flood resiliency near Missouri...
Outdoor open house to be held for Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant
5/10/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will host an outdoor open house from 4:30-5:15 p.m. and a site bus tour from 5:15-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Main Groundwater...
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