Help Offered To Farm Families Affected By Rains
New services are bringing relief to farm families hit by heavy rains that caused extensive damage across southern Minnesota last September.
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New services are bringing relief to farm families hit by heavy rains that caused extensive damage across southern Minnesota last September.
Heavy rain caused widespread flooding in parts of northern Minnesota.
Gus and Jane Krueger spent part of their 58th wedding anniversary in a McDonald's restaurant, sipping chocolate milkshakes as a government agent provided a crash course in applying for assistance to salvage their flood-ravaged house.
The Souris River began a slow retreat from Minot on Sunday with no further flood damage in the city, but officials warned danger would remain for several days until the highest water passed.
Things couldn't get any worse for the people of Minot, North Dakota.
The Souris River broke a more than 130-year-old record at noon when it measured 1,558.52 feet above sea level at the city's Broadway Bridge. That was about 9. 5 feet above flood stage and a half-foot higher than the record set in 1881.
Watching the Souris River creep over roads and into neighborhoods has amounted to slow torture for North Dakota's fourth-largest city. In the next two days, Minot officials expect the waterway to roar.
The fight against summer flooding is on in Minot, North Dakota -- and it's one tough battle.
The Souris River continues to rise in Minot, N.D., and residents are evacuating.
Many of the thousands who have fled their homes as the Souris River spills into the North Dakota city of Minot have been scrambling to relocate in a region that boasts few vacancies in even the best of times, thanks largely to the state's oil boom.
Sirens in the North Dakota city of Minot sounded five hours ahead of a looming deadline Wednesday morning as the bloated Souris River began to overtop levees.
Some cars became stalled in St. Cloud as heavy rains caused street flooding in parts of the city.
People who live along the Minnesota River in communities like Shakopee, Savage, Jordan and Chaska are keeping close tabs on rapidly rising floodwaters.
We are in for some hefty rainfalls over the next few days.
With more rain in the forecast this week, Minnesota farmers are fighting a continuing battle to grow their crops and people are once again keeping a watchful eye on some swelling rivers.
Recent storms and rain have pushed some rivers in Minnesota to high levels -- and heavy rain expected this week could cause the Mississippi, Minnesota and Red rivers to rise even more.
Heavy rains are causing some road flooding in southwestern Minnesota.
The fast-moving Missouri River is making for spectacular displays at the dams that control its flow.
Flooding-related problems in North Dakota continue to disrupt Amtrak passenger rail service between Minnesota and the Pacific Northwest.
The Minnesota National Guard is sending two helicopters and 21 soldiers to help with South Dakota's flood fight.
Flooding in the Devils Lake basin in northeast North Dakota is affecting Amtrak service between St. Paul, Minn., and Spokane, Wash.
The Minnesota House defeated $47 million in state bonding for projects to control flooding in the Red River Valley and other parts of the state.
Just the sound of the engine in Lake Zumbro is enough to excite Karen Weaver and her son, Aidan Windebank.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says continued flooding has forced it to cancel the drawdown of a pool in the Mississippi River near Winona over the summer.
Anglers planning to head out Saturday for the border waters walleye opener on the lower St. Croix (croy) River are reminded that no-wake restrictions remain in effect because of high water.
