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Red River drops below major flood stage at Wahpeton, N.D.

WAHPETON, N.D. - The Red River here dropped below major flood stage overnight. Major flood stage at Wahpeton is 14 feet. The river dropped to 13.99 feet at about 3...

Thu, Apr 14, 2011 - 10:22am

North Dakota National Guardsmen, left, walk the levee protecting downtown Fargo, N.D. from the floodwaters of the Red River on Saturday, April 9, 2011. At right are engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Red River neared its spring flooding peak on Saturday, approaching historic highs yet short of the levels that might have cracked the defenses of a city used to dealing with high water. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Weather service: Red River at Fargo reached preliminary crest of 38.75 feet at 6:15 p.m. Saturday

FARGO - The Red River at Fargo-Moorhead reached a preliminary crest of 38.75 feet at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service stated this morning. The latest reading from 10:15...

Sun, Apr 10, 2011 - 11:50am

Red River crest in Fargo/Moorhead predicted for today

FARGO - The Red River is expected to crest here this evening at 39 feet, the National Weather Service said today.

Sat, Apr 09, 2011 - 11:36am

The Fargo, N.D., welcome sign sits in floodwaters while Kent Heckendoft, background, left, assistant flood engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, inspects the levee protecting the downtown from the rising floodwaters of the Red River, Friday, April 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Vigilance is key in today's flood fight in Fargo-Moorhead; Red River's rise beginning to slow

FARGO - Area residents are waiting and watching today - waiting to see the effects of an expected inch or so of rain on the rivers, and keeping watch over...

Sat, Apr 09, 2011 - 11:29am

Aerial footage of flooding on the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead area

We were up in the air for around two hours today there definitely still is a lot of water out there, but the farther south we went, the less water...

Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 11:08am

Southwest Minn. native Bertschi works dirty job of keeping Red River at bay in Fargo

FARGO - Red River gumbo clay is some of the best dirt imaginable to use as material for emergency flood levees.

Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 10:11am

Oakport man who died while sandbagging his home on Red River admired for his strong work ethic

OAKPORT, Minn. - Volunteers filled and stacked sandbags at the Goehring family farm here Thursday, but it was chaotic without Quentin Goehring manning the operation.

Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 10:00am

Fargo to deploy more sandbags as precautionary measure ahead of potential weekend rain

FARGO - As the Red River slows its ascent, Fargo leaders said they won't be taking chances on impacts a potential weekend storm could have on flooding.

Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 9:50am

Robbie Benton, left, and Kelli Eidem of the North Dakota Air National Guard start a 12-hour shift of patrolling the clay levee Thursday along 2nd Street in Fargo. Dave Wallis / The Forum

Creeping closer: Red River in Fargo-Moorhead eclipses 2010 crest; projected to hit 39 to 40 feet Sunday

MOORHEAD - Fargo's flood fight largely wrapped up Thursday, and Moorhead officials hope final sandbags will be placed today as the Red River swells toward an expected crest of between...

Fri, Apr 08, 2011 - 9:46am

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

Update 1 p.m.

Thu, Apr 07, 2011 - 1:00pm

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

Red River in Fargo expected to rise to 39 feet by next Monday

FARGO - The Red River is expected to reach 39 feet by early next Monday morning, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.

news Mon, Apr 04, 2011 - 12:21pm

Johan Franzen, left, of the Detroit Red Wings reaches for the puck Antti Miettinen of the Minnesota Wild controls it in the second period Sunday in Detroit. <b>Associated Press</b>

Red Wings top Wild, clinch another division title

DETROIT -- Nicklas Lidstrom scored and Jimmy Howard made 27 saves, helping the Detroit Red Wings beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Sunday night and clinch the Central Division title...

sports / pro Mon, Apr 04, 2011 - 12:00am

Probability of significant Red River flooding rises

FARGO - The Red River at Fargo has a 20 percent chance of surpassing the record crest set in 2009 and a 50 percent chance of beating last year's crest,...

news / state Tue, Jan 18, 2011 - 10:14am

Forecast: Fargo-Moorhead could see third consecutive major flood this spring

Here we go again.

news / state Fri, Dec 24, 2010 - 8:15am

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