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ST. PAUL - Minnesota's governor and legislators are preparing for a special legislative session to fund flood relief even as flood waters continue to rise in parts of southern Minnesota...

ORONOCO, Minn. - A dam weakened by torrential rain has caused some residents of a small southeastern Minnesota community to evacuate. Olmsted County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Mark Darnell said Friday...

Strong thunderstorms were expected to come out of eastern South Dakota Wednesday evening and spread across most of west central Minnesota through the night. Much of west central Minnesota is...

It has been raining for several hours in the Redwood Falls area and other areas south of Willmar, and more storms are coming tonight. Thunderstorms are expected to come out...

GRANITE FALLS -- News that the city will be receiving $2 million of the $2.2 million originally sought in flood mitigation monies for the coming year shaped the agenda Monday...

NEW YORK -- Floods, fires, melting ice and feverish heat: From smoke-choked Moscow to water-soaked Pakistan and the High Arctic, the planet seems to be having a midsummer breakdown.

MONTEVIDEO -- Home and business owners in Montevideo will be able to take advantage of lower premium costs for flood insurance, thanks to efforts by the city. Nearly three years...

GRANITE FALLS -- City council members in Granite Falls want to keep a foreclosed upon apartment facility as a home for seniors. Council members approved sending a request to the...

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WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol report that state Highway 67 east of the junction with Highway 23 in Granite Falls will open to...

WILLMAR -- The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol report that U.S. Highway 212 between Montevideo and Wegdahl is open and the detour lifted. The highway was...

CRANSTON, R.I.

I want to commend Minnesota's communities affected by flooding this spring for their extraordinary flood fighting efforts. Spring flooding presents enormous challenges to these communities more often than they would...