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Local & State Government Responds to Blizzard, Flooding
Governor Kristi Noem has spent the last few days touring the state, looking over damages from blizzards and flooding.
Flooding Results from Almost Perfect Storm
A powerful storm with near one hundred mile per hour winds slammed across the northern plains last week, bringing widespread blizzard conditions, then heavy rain that triggered massive flooding.
Gavins Point Flows Dropping, Downstream Flooding Continues
The Corps of Engineers says outflows from Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton will continue to drop but flooding downstream won’t drop for some time.
Minnesota Threatened by Snow Melt Flooding
National Weather Service chief forecaster Dan Luna tells top state and federal officials that Minnesota rivers statewide will see significant flooding likely by the last week in March
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds Tours Flood Damaged Areas
Governor Kim Reynolds toured flood damage in western Iowa Sunday
Jacks, Huskers In NIT Field
South Dakota State and Nebraska are two of 32 teams continuing their basketball season in the National Invitation Tournament after missing the NCAA tourney.
Corps of Engineers Reducing Flows from Gavins Point Dam
The Corps of Engineers is slowly reducing flows from Gavins Point Dam on the Missouri River near Yankton after a dam failure on the Niobrara River sent a surging wall of water into Lewis & Clark Lake.
SD Governor Kristi Noem Takes Flood Tour
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed an emergency declaration that allows the use of additional state funds for South Dakota counties impacted by this week’s blizzard and flood.
