Disasters

April 1, 2009 3:00 AM

Closed business, services make life difficult in Fargo-Moorhead

Life has been anything but normal in the Red River Valley. In Fargo and Moorhead, businesses of all kinds have been closed for nearly a week. That makes it hard for customers, workers, and the bottom line.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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March 31, 2009 3:15 PM

Guard soldiers fight flood close to home

Thousands of National Guard troops and airmen are working around the clock as part of the flood fighting effort in the Red River Valley. Among them are several hundred Minnesota soldiers.

by Mark Zdechlik

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March 31, 2009 8:53 AM

Winter storm complicating flood fight

Another four to five inches of snow is expected to fall in the Fargo -Moorhead area today. The snow is making it difficult to get around and monitor the dikes which are holding back flood waters from the Red River.

by Perry Finelli and Dan Gunderson

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March 30, 2009 9:02 AM

Storm stirs up worries along flooding Red River

The next worry for those battling the flooding Red River in the Fargo - Moorhead area is a major winter storm coming their way.

by Cathy Wurzer and Dan Gunderson

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March 30, 2009 12:00 AM

News Cut reflects on the flood of 2009

MPR's Tom Crann speaks with News Cut blogger Bob Collins after returning from Riverview Circle in Moorhead.

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March 30, 2009 12:00 AM

News Cut reflects on the flood of 2009

MPR's Tom Crann speaks with News Cut blogger Bob Collins after returning from Riverview Circle in Moorhead.

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March 28, 2009 4:00 PM

Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put

In a relatively new neighborhood in Moorhead's Oakport Township, there's a pocket of about 40 homes that are nearest the water. This is an area just north of the city of Moorhead along the Red River. City officials have issued a voluntary evacuation order, but residents say they will stay to fight for their homes even if they issue a mandatory one.

by Ambar Espinoza