Minn. Nat'l Guard To Help In Flooded Minot
Minnesota National Guard soldiers will be helping with the battle against Souris River flooding in Minot.
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Minnesota National Guard soldiers will be helping with the battle against Souris River flooding in Minot.
Hormel Foods Corp. is donating food to flood victims in Minot, N.D.
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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.
It's a sad situation in North Dakota where homes are already flooded and the river keeps rising. In the state's fourth largest city, Minot, 10,000 people have been evacuated. Here are some images from the water damaged town.
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.
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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.
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As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
As Election Day nears, experts say voters in Wisconsin and other battleground states will decide the 2024 presidential election winner.
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Afternoon high temperatures will hit the mid-40s, which is near-average for this time of year.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
WCCO meteorologist Joseph Dames says a small, weak piece of energy aloft could try to throw an isolated shower across west-central and northern Minnesota this afternoon. Otherwise it should be pretty dry.
Highs will be in the 40s and 50s across the state Friday.
Temperatures will rise to the 50s and 60s over the weekend.
Afternoon high temperatures will hit the mid-40s, which is near-average for this time of year.
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