Secretary Telle, Senator Ricketts tour Missouri River, discuss future of flood protection in Nebraska

Adam Telle (center), Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, tours the Missouri river near Plattsmouth, Nebraska as part of his visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District April 09, 2026. On the tour, Col. Robert Newbauer, USACE Omaha District commander and John Remus, Missouri River Basin Water Management Division chief, briefed Secretary Telle about the levee systems in place along the river as well as water management throughout the Missouri River basin. (U.S. Army Photo by Makenzie Leonard)