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Blue Earth River swallows entire home
(AP) - The flood-ravaged Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota swallowed a home Tuesday night...after the river flow washed away sediment underneath the home. There were no reports of injuries. The R...
Jim Johnson Jun 26, 2024

Walz, Klobuchar tour southern Minnesota flood damage
(KNOX) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, and public safety and emergency management staff took an aerial tour Tuesday of Henderson, Le Sueur, the Rapidan Dam, and Waterville f...
Bill Dubensky Jun 25, 2024

Walz touring flood damaged towns along I-90
(AP) - More than 3 million people live in areas touched by flooding, from Omaha, Nebraska, to St. Paul, Minnesota. Flooding has been reported in 40 of Minnesota's 87 counties. Outside Mankato, Minneso...
Bill Dubensky Jun 25, 2024

'Speeding Slows You Down' campaign runs July 1 to August 15
(KNOX) - Law enforcement across North Dakota will have extra patrols enforcing speed limits and removing aggressive drivers from the road as a part of the Speeding Slows You Down enforcement campaign ...
Bill Dubensky Jun 25, 2024

Flash floods cause Rapidan Dam to fail near Mankato
(AP) - Flooding on the Blue Earth River caused a 114-year-old dam to fail Monday morning. Le Sueur County residents in low-lying areas of the Minnesota River Valley were advised to evacuate. The dam i...
Bill Dubensky Jun 24, 2024

Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to Czech Republic for sex with children
(AP) - Former North Dakota state Senator Ray Holmberg will plead guilty to traveling to the Czech Republic to have sex with children. In a plea agreement, Holmberg admits that he repeatedly traveled f...
Bill Dubensky Jun 24, 2024

Grand Forks working on Consolidated Plan
(KNOX) -The City of Grand Forks has hired a Denver based firm to work on its five strategic plan. Frankie Lewington is an associate with Root Policy Research and said that the plan will look at the ne...
Bill Dubensky Jun 24, 2024

Catastrophic flooding continues in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa
(AP) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz describes flooding in the southern part of the state as catastrophic... with entire communities under feet of water. The Minnesota National Guard has been activated ...
Jim Johnson Jun 24, 2024

Flood warnings continue for southern Minnesota and Sioux Falls, South Dakota
(AP) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has declared a peacetime emergency, ordering the Minnesota National Guard to provide support for emergency flood operations as areas across Southern Minnesota experi...
Jim Johnson Jun 23, 2024

17th Ave. S. in Grand Forks to close Tuesday
(KNOX) - 17th Avenue South in Grand Forks will be closed from 14th St. to South Washington Street, starting Tuesday. Crews from Knife River will be doing concrete panel replacements as well as curb an...
Jim Johnson Jun 21, 2024