Flood Hearing with Corps in Pierre

     PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Officials expect a large crowd in Pierre on
Wednesday when the Army Corps of Engineers holds a hearing on its
annual Missouri River operating plan.
     The corps is holding meetings in several cities along the river.
Many of them dealt with flooding earlier this year after record
water releases from dams.
     Among those testifying Wednesday is Gov. Dennis Daugaard. He
tells KCCR radio that the corps needs to be ready to make changes
to the plan if there is more snow than expected.
     North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has asked the corps to increase
Lake Sakakawea water releases this fall to make room for more water
in the spring, but a top corps official said in Bismarck on Tuesday
night that the agency won't do that because of risks downstream.