LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- The raging flood from a December 2005 breach in the Taum Sauk reservoir not only ripped trees and soil from the side of Proffit Mountain, it sliced through centuries of time. The 1 ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The proposed restoration of the Taum Sauk reservoir after its December 2005 collapse could be delayed over environmental concerns and a likely lawsuit against the project.

A Missouri National Guard helicopter sits on State Highway N near Lesterville, Mo., on Dec. 14, 2005, where a breach at the Taum Sauk Lake Hydroelectric Plant sent a wall of water into Johnson's ...

Lesterville, Mo. - Atop Proffit Mountain is a symphony of tractor-trailers and giant earth-moving machines, as work crews erect 100-foot-tall concrete walls that will form the sides of a mammoth pool ...