Missouri Congressman Sam Graves says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should have been better prepared for flooding that’s devastated parts of northwest Missouri. He worries whether communities in his district can recover and whether farmers can absorb the losses:

Congressman Graves, who held a flood round table in St. Joseph this week, has filed legislation requiring the Corps to prioritize flood control and to remove fish and wildlife as authorized purposes in Missouri River management.

—MISSOURINET