Ingenuity and innovation bring knife gate back to life

USACE drill rig crew conducts a subsurface inspection at Harlan County Lake Dam

Geologist Caleb Sims, and drillers Cole Morton and Chase Broksieck of the Kansas City District drill crew, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, share their work at Harlan County Lake, Nebraska, on Dec. 4, 2024. The team tackles geotechnical investigations, dam inspections and safety drilling to protect communities and secure infrastructure.

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Ingenuity and innovation bring knife gate back to life

12.09.2025 | Photo by Christine Reinhardt

The knife gate at Blue Springs Lake in Blue Springs, Missouri, needed repairs and restoration. Due to its design and construction, the knife gate...

Working together to examine and revise risk...

09.30.2025 | Photo by Lawrence Brooks

A view of some of the members of the Kansas City District’s Dam Safety Communication Team on the second day of the workshop. Departments from...

Borrowing lessons from Mother Nature, outlet...

02.09.2026 | Photo by Christine Reinhardt

Contractors place grouted riprap in the outlet channel at Kanopolis Lake as part of the Kanopolis Lake outlet channel repair project. The project...

Charting the course: Completed mega project maps...

11.24.2025 | Photo by Christine Reinhardt

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s new St. Louis campus was completed in 2025 by the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Hunting in the heartland: Harlan County Lake an...

04.10.2009 | Photo by Christine Reinhardt

A pheasant. Pheasants are commonly found and hunted at Harlan County Lake located in Republican City, Nebraska. | Stock photo.

Cold War-era rolling pin barracks undergo vital...

12.29.2025 | Courtesy Photo

A postcard of the “rolling pin” barracks at Fort Leonard Wood, dated 1965. | Photo provided by the Missouri Resident Office, Kansas City...

Kanopolis Lake: Go for the water, stay for the land

10.27.2025 | Photo by Christine Reinhardt

The Smoky Hill River is the main tributary of Kanopolis Lake located in Marquette, Kansas.

Missouri River Navigation Structure repairs...

09.22.2025 | Photo by Lawrence Brooks

Missouri River Area Office operations project manager, Mitchell Roberts, and Technical Support Branch Chief, Clint Mason, riding in a utility...

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USACE drill rig crew conducts a subsurface...

12.04.2024 | Video by Andres Guzman

Geologist Caleb Sims, and drillers Cole Morton and Chase Broksieck of the Kansas City District drill crew, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, share...

Col. Niewohner Assumes Command of Kansas City District

07.25.2024 | Video by Andres Guzman

Col. Travis J. Rayfield relinquishes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District to Col. Andrew T. Niewohner during a...

Kansas City District Hosts Flood Fight Training...

05.08.2024 | Video by Andres Guzman

Employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, conduct flood fight training with local partners at the Gasconade River...

Kansas Citys Levees Project Stoplog Test

10.26.2024 | Video by Samuel Weldin

The USACE Kansas City District, in conjunction with Lane Construction, conducted a stoplog closure test across a set of Burlington Northern Santa...

USACE Kansas City District "Talk Like a Pirate Day"...

09.19.2024 | Video by Samuel Weldin

Join the Kansas City District team in some lighthearted jokes for National Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Kansas Citys Levees – Installation of a Stoplog...

09.27.2024 | Video by Samuel Weldin

The USACE Kansas City District, in conjunction with Lane Construction, conduct a stoplog closure test at the Kansas City Levee Project. The U.S....

USACE Kansas City District Overview

08.29.2024 | Video by Samuel Weldin

In this video, we take you behind the scenes of one of the most dynamic and impactful engineering organizations in the region. The U.S. Army Corps...

KC Levees Timelapse: Rail Stoplog Installation

01.27.2024 | Video by Andres Guzman

The success of the Kansas Citys Levees Project is dependent on close coordination and collaboration with multiple railroads, including the Kansas...

Ingenuity and innovation bring knife gate back to life

02.17.2026 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

In the face of a challenge, there are the doers and the dawdlers. The staff at Blue Springs Lake in Blue Springs, Missouri, are doers. When the...

Borrowing lessons from Mother Nature, outlet...

02.09.2026 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

If your roof had a leak, most homeowners would be quick to repair it. But if there was an underlying issue with the roof itself, most people would...

Charting the course: Completed mega project maps...

01.29.2026 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

Group projects are almost never easy. Getting all parties to agree on everything, all the time can be a challenging feat, if not downright...

Hunting in the heartland: Harlan County Lake an...

01.27.2026 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

To those unfamiliar with the sport of hunting, it might seem cruel or violent. While there are certainly gray areas, for those who hunt...

Cold War-era rolling pin barracks undergo vital...

12.29.2025 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic training” evoke....

Kanopolis Lake: Go for the water, stay for the land

12.17.2025 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

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...

Missouri River Navigation Structure repairs...

12.10.2025 | Story by Lawrence Brooks

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...

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12.03.2025 | Story by Christine Reinhardt

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,...

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Corps Chronicles: Stories from the Heartland -...

10.11.2024 | Audio by Christine Reinhardt and Samuel Weldin

Natural disasters and national emergencies can strike anywhere and anytime with little or no warning, leaving chaos and destruction in their wake....

Corps Chronicles: Stories from the Heartland -...

10.04.2024 | Audio by Christine Reinhardt and Samuel Weldin

Natural disasters and national emergencies can strike anywhere and anytime with little or no warning, leaving chaos and destruction in their wake....

Corps Chronicles: Stories from the Heartland -...

09.25.2024 | Audio by Christine Reinhardt and Samuel Weldin

Natural disasters and national emergencies can strike anywhere and anytime with little or no warning, leaving chaos and destruction in their wake....

Corps Chronicles: Stories from the Heartland --...

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Corps Chronicles: Stories from the Heartland --...

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Corps Chronicles: Stories from the Heartland --...

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Episode 2: A brief history of the Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project and the dredges that operated on the Missouri...

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