RISING: Top Stories for October 17

Government shutdown continues into Day 17

Did you see the patriotic projections on the Washington Monument to celebrate the new year and kick off #America250 events? Construction of this tribute to George Washington began in 1848 and experienced several delays due to funding disruptions and the U.S. Civil War. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took over construction in 1879, raising the monument from 150 feet to 555 feet in just five years. In December 1884, workers completed the monument by placing a 3,300-pound marble capstone topped with

United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc., 576 U.S. 1129, 136 S.Ct. 1807, 195 L.Ed.2d 77 (2016): Case Brief Summary

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opens floodgates at dams across the Ozarks