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Minnesota Department of Transportation workers Tim Sandry and Jim Schmitz took turns at the wheel of this snowplow to clear tree limbs and other water-carried debris from U.S. Highway 212 south of Montevideo.

Minnesota River nearing second crest levels in Montevideo and Granite Falls

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River is approaching projected, second crest levels in Montevideo and Granite Falls this afternoon. The river reached 19.86 feet in Montevideo in late afternoon, 5.86 feet...

news / region Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 4:16pm

A stop sign is engulfed by the flooding Red River on Wednesday in Moorhead. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

Update: Red River's crest projection at Fargo lowed to 30 to 40 feet

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Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 1:00pm

Youth movement in Fargo-Moorhead flood fight

FARGO - Area students are no strangers to sandbagging, and their effort this year may again help win the flood fight.

Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 10:07am

Roland Beach piles sandbags onto pallets Wednesday in south Moorhead. The pellets will be used to build a levy to protect the city from floodwaters. Michael Vosburg /Fargo Forum

Minnesota's Guard joins flooding fight in Moorhead

ST. PAUL -- Two-hundred Minnesota National Guard soldiers will join the Moorhead-area flood fight today. Col. Dirk Kloss of the Guard said the soldiers will help patrol dikes and provide...

news Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Lagoon Park in Montevideo lives up to its name Wednesday as flood waters from the Minnesota River cover the land. Areas around the Crow, Minnesota and Mississippi rivers face a second flood crest in coming days, and many places in northwestern Minnesota are bracing for initial crests of the Red River and other streams in the area this weekend or next week. The Minnesota River at Montevideo was expected to be at 20 feet by today. Last year's crest there was 20.09 feet. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Many areas on Minnesota, Mississippi rivers are expecting a second crest

ST. PAUL (AP) -- Gov. Mark Dayton has declared a state of emergency for 46 Minnesota counties impacted by spring flooding. The order Dayton signed Wednesday allows the State Emergency...

news / local Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 12:00am

Mn/DOT advises extra caution on Highway 19 between Morton and Redwood Falls due to mud slide

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation advises motorists to use caution on Highway 19 between Redwood Falls and Morton due to a mud slide. The highway remains open at...

news / region Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 4:25pm

Dayton declares flood emergency in Minn.

ST. PAUL - Streams are rising across Minnesota, so Gov.

Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 3:21pm

Minnesota River rising towards expected crests in Montevideo, Granite Falls

MONTEVIDEO -- The Minnesota River is rising towards its expected crests in Montevideo and Granite Falls. The river had reached 19.66 feet in Montevideo this morning, or 5.66 feet above...

news / region Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 9:58am

Al Moffatt, left, Doug Hamstad and Matt Kaseman work to build a retaining wall Tuesday as the Red River rises in the backyard of the Kaseman home in the Forest River neighborhood in south Fargo. Kaseman, 19, is home on leave from serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq to help his parents with the flood fight. David Samson/The Forum

Red River reaches major flood stage in Fargo-Moorhead

FARGO - The Red River at Fargo-Moorhead hit major flood stage overnight and is still forecast to reach 39.5 feet by Sunday evening. The river stood at 29.96 feet at...

Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 9:25am

Sandbagging gloves are lined up Tuesday at the volunteer center in Nemzek Hall on the campus of Minnesota State University Moorhead. David Samson / The Forum

Moorhead residents building dikes, but are slowed by lack of volunteers

MOORHEAD - Bruce Markey worked Tuesday to build a sandbag dike to protect the Moorhead home of his mother-in-law, Gert Anderson.

news Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 9:19am

High water closes Kandiyohi County Road 83

LAKE LILLIAN -- High water in the southern part of Kandiyohi County has resulted in the closure of County Road 83. The nearly 2-mile stretch of road is located northeast...

news / local Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 12:00am

The Chippewa River is shown Monday along County Road 18 in western Pope County. Submitted photo courtesy of Rebecca Webb, Glenwood

Chippewa rising

news / region Wed, Apr 06, 2011 - 12:00am

High water closes Kandiyohi County Road 83

LAKE LILLIAN -- Kandiyohi County Road 83 was closed today because of high water. The nearly two-mile long road is located northeast of Lake Lillian. The Kandiyohi County Public Works...

news / local Tue, Apr 05, 2011 - 1:39pm

Red River enters major flood stage in Wahpeton

WAHPETON, N.D. - The Red River reached major flood stage in Wahpeton on Monday night.

news Tue, Apr 05, 2011 - 1:03pm

Fargo sandbag delivery under way, won't take as long as expected

FARGO - Twenty-eight trucks with police escorts began hauling thousands of sandbags to flood-threatened Fargo neighborhoods this morning, in what's expected to be a shorter delivery process than originally planned.

news Tue, Apr 05, 2011 - 1:02pm

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