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R&Q Contracting of Roseau, Minn., works Thursday to remove a clay levee along Rose Creek Drive near 25th Street South in Fargo. (Michael Vosburg/The Forum)

Fargo contractors upset levee removal work goes to Minnesota firm

FARGO - Levees began leaving the streets of Fargo on Thursday, irritating some of the locals who helped build them. Area contractors weren't hoping the temporary floodwalls would stay up...

news Fri, Apr 24, 2009 - 10:58am

Disaster aid expanded to homeowners

Disaster aid expanded to homeowners Scott Wente swente@forumcomm.com ST. PAUL - Homeowners in four northwestern Minnesota counties who suffered flooding may be eligible for federal assistance. A presidential disaster declaration...

news Sat, Apr 11, 2009 - 6:52pm

Flood waters of the Red River lap at the Main Avenue Bridge Friday between Fargo, on the left, and Moorhead. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

Federal aid follows disaster declaration

By Scott Wente St. Paul Capitol Bureau ST.

news Fri, Apr 10, 2009 - 10:19am

50 area residences, businesses struck by flooding

Wadena County declared a flood emergency last Thursday due to significant flooding along the Crow Wing River and other areas of the county. The flood has affected about 50 residences...

news Sat, Apr 04, 2009 - 5:46am

No. 3 and rising

The 2009 flood became the third-largest event in the history of Grand Forks and East Grand Forks on Monday. And it may be the second-largest flood event before the Red...

Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - 11:08pm

Red River surge expected at Fargo after blizzard

As a blizzard howled its way toward the flood-stricken Red River Valley Monday, officials were warned of yet another threat on the horizon: a second crest in two weeks that...

news Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - 10:21am

Rep. Morrie Lanning of Moorhead says a proposed House public works bill contains too little flood-prevention money. It would fund $12.7 million in flood prevention, compared to $26 million in a Senate-passed measure.

Lawmakers fight for flood prevention funds

ST. PAUL - Minnesotans are fighting flood waters along the Red River and elsewhere while their lawmakers are fighting about the cost of preventing prevent future floods. The fight spilled...

news Tue, Mar 31, 2009 - 10:04am

National Guard personnel walk in the high icy floodwater Saturday near Fargo as they try to evacuate residents.

Flood update: Red River levels still dropping - slowly

Forum Communications report FARGO, N.D. -- The Red River is still above previous record heights in Fargo, but the swollen river is retreating - slowly. According to the National Weather...

news Sun, Mar 29, 2009 - 11:41am

Flood waters of the Red River lap at the Main Avenue Bridge Friday between Fargo, on the left, and Moorhead. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

Fargo, Moorhead go into watch mode

Moorhead and Fargo battled levee leaks and breakouts and ordered more evacuations Friday, as primary sandbagging efforts shut down and the cities went into watch mode with the Red River...

Sat, Mar 28, 2009 - 7:34pm

Concordia College campus closes, sends students home

MOORHEAD - Concordia College officials decided Thursday night the campus would close today, creating a problem for students who don't have a place to go. A group of about 30...

news Fri, Mar 27, 2009 - 3:36pm

Nursing home evacuating today, hospitals preparing

Clara Sellheim initially forgot her toothbrush Wednesday as she hustled to grab clothes, ice cream and her computer after being told she had to leave her residence at Moorhead's Eventide...

news Thu, Mar 26, 2009 - 10:00am

Counties throughout the northwest move into flood-fighting mode

Residents of Roseau, Minn., where a flood inundated the city in June 2002, were keeping a nervous watch on the Roseau River on Tuesday. The tributary of the Red River...

news Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 8:58am

Greg Swanson, bottom, helps move sandbags Tuesday to raise a dike along the Red Lake River in Crookston, Minn. There was a voluntary evacuation of Crookston Tuesday. The Red Lake River is expected to crest at 26.4 feet there on Wednesday. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

4 feet in 4 hours ... and more than 1,000 helpers

CROOKSTON -- Mayor Dave Genereux woke up at 4 a.m. Tuesday to discover his home had lost power. That was the highlight of his day until the afternoon. That's because...

news Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 8:52am

Concordia students Amy Luther, from left, Amy Freeman, Kelly Kalvoda and Andrea Rognlien fill sandbags Monday evening inside the Fargodome. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor

Fargo officials call for another massive sandbagging effort

Fargo officials are calling for another massive volunteer effort from area residents to get sandbag dikes finished by tonight in backyards threatened by rising water in drains and creeks. With...

news Wed, Mar 25, 2009 - 8:46am

Red River flooding could be worse than '97

From bad to worse, F-M area braces for more grim flood forecast By Patrick Springer From bad to worse, F-M area braces for more grim flood forecast By Patrick Springer...

Mon, Mar 23, 2009 - 11:14am

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