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Twin Cities volunteers help with Fargo sandbags

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The city of Fargo is getting help from other states in its quest to fill a million sandbags to prepare for expected spring flooding. Volunteers from...

news / region Mon, Apr 08, 2013 - 7:38am

Flood risk increases for Red River Valley with March snowfall

FARGO – Early March snowfall has raised the risk of major flooding on the Red River, the National Weather Service said today in its latest flood outlook. In Fargo, the...

news / region Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 10:34am

Fargo-Moorhead's flood chances jump to 79 percent after snowfall

FARGO – Recent snowfall has significantly increased the chances of major flooding on the Red River here, from 6 percent last month to 79 percent in the latest flood outlook...

news / region Thu, Feb 21, 2013 - 10:29am

Flooding-damaged Minn. park reopens Monday

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A northeastern Minnesota park closed for four months due to flooding damage is reopening. The Duluth News Tribune reports the Jay Cooke State Park will reopen...

news / region Fri, Oct 19, 2012 - 12:06pm

Lake Superior Zoo cited in connection with animal flood deaths

DULUTH — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has cited the Lake Superior Zoo for inadequate shelter for its farm animals at the West Duluth facility. The zoo has since satisfied...

news / region Mon, Sep 24, 2012 - 9:32pm

First Red River diversion buyouts might come soon

FARGO, N.D. -- The first home buyouts to make way for the proposed $2 billion Red River diversion project at Fargo could happen in the next few months. A committee...

news Tue, Jun 12, 2012 - 9:45am

Floodwater forces U.S. 2 closure between Minot, Towner N.D. Highway 41 closed in Velva, N.D., for levee construction

U.S. Highway 2 from the East Burdick Expressway Junction at Minot to about four miles west of Towner, N.D., has been closed. Local traffic won't be allowed to travel between...

news / region Fri, Jun 24, 2011 - 2:43pm

Sirens sound in Minot at river tops dikes

MINOT -- The warning came five hours ahead of a looming deadline for nearly 11,000 residents to evacuate their homes for a second time in a month.

news / region Wed, Jun 22, 2011 - 2:04pm

Bemidji assistant principal helps flood fight in Fargo-Moorhead

From assistant principal in Bemidji High School halls to Army Guardsmen on Clay County streets, Captain Chip Rankin leads and keeps a watchful eye. "Yesterday I was mentoring kids, now...

news / region / local / education Fri, Mar 19, 2010 - 6:40am

Beltrami eligible for FEMA assistance

Beltrami County is now eligible for individual assistance from the federal government for flooding this spring, the officials said Wednesday night. Beltrami, Marshall and Polk counties were added as eligible...

news / local Thu, May 07, 2009 - 12:00am

DFL Sens. Dick Cohen of St. Paul and LeRoy Stumpf of Plummer discuss flood-funding issues Tuesday before the Senate Finance Committee heard about the need for state money. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Minnesota Legislature: Committee approves flood funding

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota senators are considering spending $67 million to help fund flood clean-up and prevention efforts, but that is not enough to protect communities such as Moorhead from...

news Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - 1:07am

Disaster aid gets expanded

ST. PAUL -- Homeowners in four northwestern Minnesota counties who suffered flooding may be eligible for federal assistance. A presidential disaster declaration for the Red River Valley was expanded Friday...

news / region Sat, Apr 11, 2009 - 2:42am

Red River Valley: Federal aid follows disaster declaration

news / region Fri, Apr 10, 2009 - 12:55am

Red River Valley flooding: Lawmakers not happy with public works spending

ST. PAUL - Flood-weary Red River Valley residents should not be forced to worry about future flood-prevention funding, northwestern Minnesota representatives said Monday as they tried in vain to increase...

news / region Tue, Apr 07, 2009 - 1:42am

Bemidji City Council: Tyler Estates homeowners seeking help

Homeowners affected by flooding in the Tyler Estates development have reached out to the Bemidji City Council seeking help. Pete Hartmann, speaking on behalf of Tyler Estates homeowners, said his...

news / local Tue, Apr 07, 2009 - 1:41am

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