2010 FLOODS
Southern Minnesota flooding puts some crops out of reach 
Officials are still calculating the damage, but some farmers are reporting heavy losses. Many fields are still flooded.
By Mark Steil , September 29, 2010
Officials: Swollen Wisconsin river should drop rapidly
Authorities say they expect water levels in the swollen Wisconsin River to drop dramatically over the next day and to give an isolated neighborhood a chance to dry out.
By Todd Richmond , September 28, 2010
Wisconin levee holds, but floodwater seeps through
Authorities say floodwater hasn't breached a sand levee protecting an isolated neighborhood in a southern Wisconsin town but it has flowed around the levee.
By Todd Richmond , September 28, 2010
Flood damage assessment begins in Minnesota
Federal, state and local officials began the process for assessing flood damage in 35 Minnesota counties today, even as some areas of the state continued to fight flooding.
By Associated Press , September 27, 2010
Pawlenty, lawmakers eye flood-funding session
Federal emergency personnel arrived Monday in Minnesota to begin the process of determining how much money Washington will send, with state leaders preparing to pick up remaining costs.
By Don Davis , September 27, 2010
- Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty
- Straight River flooding
- AUDIO: House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher says state leaders are united
- AUDIO: Gov. Tim Pawlenty explains levels of disaster relief
- Talk about this topic
- BLOG: CAPITOL CHATTER
- Pawlenty, Klobuchar to survey flood damage
- Flood damage assessment begins in Minnesota
- ON THE WEB: National Weather Service
- ON THE WEB: Minnesota road information
- ON THE WEB: State Emergency Operations Center
Fargo-Moorhead diversion project officials to meet this week
Officials from cities and counties downstream of Fargo-Moorhead will meet Wednesday in East Grand Forks to create a Joint Powers Agreement that would have a common voice on issues such as downstream impacts of the proposed Fargo-Moorhead diversion project and to promote and develop basinwide flood control efforts such as water retention projects.
By Kevin Bonham , September 26, 2010
Minor flooding continues in area
A flood warning remains in effect for much of Grand Forks and Polk counties, as well as parts of Marshall and Kittson and Walsh counties, on both sides of the Red River.
By Herald Staff Report , September 26, 2010
Rivershore Drive evaporating
Roger and Barbara Sipson are letting go of their home and much more.
After 16 years at 2503 Rivershore Drive in south Moorhead, the Sipsons are selling their home to the city and saying goodbye to neighbors who have come to seem like family.
By Dave Olson , September 25, 2010
Red River at GF-EGF expected to reach flood stage by Tuesday
Minor flooding warnings issued around region The Red River at Grand Forks is expected to reach flood stage by Tuesday, and other rivers are on the rise after excessive rainfall doused the region. But local officials said residents shouldn’t notice much of an impact from the minor flooding.
By Ryan Johnson , September 24, 2010
Flood fighters get a break in Minnesota, Wisconsin
Flooding caused by heavy rain that's lashed parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin forced the evacuation today of dozens of homes in the small city of Owatonna, where swollen waterways closed bridges and threatened to swamp neighborhoods.
By Chris Williams and Todd Richmond , September 24, 2010
Report addresses Devils Lake flooding
A Devils Lake technical review team has prepared a report on flooding to help a federal task force draft a plan to address flooding issues in the Devils Lake Basin.
By Kevin Bonham , August 30, 2010
2010 FLOODS: Buyouts on the horizon
Sometime in the next few months, two-thirds of the houses in Penn, N.D., will begin disappearing.
By Kevin Bonham , August 14, 2010
In the line of water
Communities downstream of Fargo-Moorhead worry diversion will add to constant flooding
By Kevin Bonham , July 31, 2010
WADING GUSTS: Couple assesses flood damage, waits for buyout
Casey, JoAnne and Brendan Gust pull on knee-high rubber boots along the side of the gravel road. The warm breeze offers a respite from the hot sun as they ready themselves for the two-mile trek to their home.
By Kevin Bonham , July 17, 2010
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