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Editorial: Good luck to all in the Red River Valley area in flood battle 2009

An old and familiar spring foe -- the cold rising water of the Red River of the North -- has returned to Minnesota and North Dakota. The Red River is...

opinion Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 6:38am

Fargo needs more than 2,000 volunteers this morning

FARGO - More than 2,000 volunteers are needed this morning to complete the sandbag dikes throughout Fargo. Starting at 8 a.m., First Assembly Church at 3401 25th St. S., and...

news / state Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 5:57am

Rose Coulee, seen in the background, swells to cover Rose Creek Golf Course as volunteers pass sandbags to raise dike heights in the area near 25th Street South in Fargo. Dave Wallis / The Forum

F-M braces for record flood; rural evacuations ongoing

A flood fight that was supposed to be 95 percent buttoned up in Fargo-Moorhead on Wednesday morning morphed into a 100 percent battle by 1 p.m., as the forecast for...

news / state Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 4:15am

In this photo released by the White House, from left, Minn. Rep. Collin Peterson, N.D. Sen. Kent Conrad, President Barack Obama, N.D. Sen. Byron Dorgan and N.D. Rep. Earl Pomeroy review flood disaster coverage in North Dakota newspapers. White House photo by Pete Souza

As nation watches, President Barack Obama pledges flood support

The entire nation is tuning in to the flood fight here, including the president. Barack Obama, moved by news and photos of the Red River Valley flooding, reassured his support...

news / state / nation Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 3:00am

Pawlenty to feds: Speedy disaster aid required to combat Red

ST. PAUL -- State officials are ramping up their Red River Valley flood assistance and asking the federal government for similar efforts. As northwestern Minnesota communities fought rising floodwater amid...

news / state / news Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Gov. Tim Pawlenty seeks federal disaster declaration for Red River flooding

ST. PAUL - Gov.

news / state Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 4:00pm

"It's time to get busy again:" Fargo-Moorhead flood-fight leaders plead for massive volunteer effort as crest level raised to 41 feet; rising Red now near 36 feet

FARGO - Residents received a double dose of bad news this afternoon, as flood fight leaders pleaded for every possible volunteer to deliver time and energy to save Fargo and...

news / state Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 3:36pm

Fargo flood rescues are underway, gawkers will be arrested

FARGO - The Cass County Sheriff's Department with help from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Coast Guard is working on a number of rescues in the...

news / state Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 1:14pm

Red River Update: Record 41-foot crest predicted for Red River on Saturday in Fargo

FARGO - The National Weather Service in Grand Forks said today that the Red River will crest in Fargo at a record-setting 41 feet on Saturday, with the crest lasting...

news / state Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 1:05pm

Fargo makes final push to protect city; officials still asking for volunteers

FARGO - Fargo is now 95 percent protected from flooding up to 42 feet, but buttoning up the rest of the vulnerable spots around town won't come easy today, as...

news / state Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 12:16pm

A pedestrian walks near the snow covered earthen dike running across the 1st Avenue bridge in downtown Fargo Wednesday as weather conditions add difficulty to the ongoing flood fight. David Samson / The Forum

Spring snowfall complicates flood fight as 5 to 8 inches total expected in F-M area

Volunteers who spent Tuesday building dikes in Fargo-Moorhead woke up this morning to find their work blanketed by several inches of snow, and more was falling, further complicating the flood...

news / state Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 11:18am

Tell the Tribune: Red River flood volunteers

Tell the Tribune: Are you helping out or organizing a volunteer effort for the Red River flood in the Fargo-Moorhead area or elsewhere across the valley? Click on the link...

news / local / region / state Tue, Mar 24, 2009 - 3:04pm

Emergency agencies in Minnesota hit flooding battle hard

ST. PAUL -- The first request came in Thursday: 50,000 sandbags were needed in northwestern Minnesota's Clay County and Oakport Township. In the days since, state officials received pleas for...

news / region / state / news Tue, Mar 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Duininck Bros. joins effort to minimize Red River flooding; 14 trucks sent

PRINSBURG -- Duininck Bros. Inc. of Prinsburg has sent a fleet of trucks and drivers to aid the flood-fighting efforts in Fargo, N.D. A fleet of 14 to 15 trucks...

news / region / state / local Tue, Mar 24, 2009 - 12:00am

President Obama aware of unfolding Red River flooding disaster-

WASHINGTON, D.C.

news / nation Mon, Mar 23, 2009 - 4:17pm

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