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Bush to visit Iowa flood site

Bush to visit Iowa flood site

President Bush says he will inspect flood damage in Iowa on Thursday.

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Minneapolis officers on flood relief duty in Iowa

Minneapolis officers on flood relief duty in Iowa

About 30 Minneapolis police officers are part of a contingent of Minnesota law enforcement officers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa this week to help with flood relief.
by Brandt Williams

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I-35W bridge project reflects MnDOT's new approach to bridges

I-35W bridge project reflects MnDOT's new approach to bridges

The rebuilding of the 35W bridge and recent bridge closings are part of a cautious approach to bridges in Minnesota in the wake of last summer's tragedy.
by Sea Stachura

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Walz works to secure FEMA relief

Walz works to secure FEMA relief

U.S. Rep. Tim Walz is preparing to secure emergency flood aid from the federal government.
by Tim Post

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Austin residents taking flood waters in stride

Austin residents taking flood waters in stride

The City of Austin is slowly filling up with water, but this time, the city is prepared. Austin is experiencing its eleventh major flood in the past 30 years.
by Sea Stachura

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4 dead, 48 injured as tornado hits Iowa Boy Scout camp

4 dead, 48 injured as tornado hits Iowa Boy Scout camp

Three of the teenagers who died were from Omaha, Neb.; the other was from Eagle Grove, Iowa.

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When bridge-building becomes art

When bridge-building becomes art

Painter Scott Lloyd Anderson says he couldn't bear to go and look at the collapsed 35W bridge. It was just too tragic. Nowadays though, he's over at the construction site regularly, painting pictures of the new bridge.
by Euan Kerr

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Sandbagged levee holds in Iowa, protects city

Sandbagged levee holds in Iowa, protects city

A sandbagged levee was preventing a swollen river from spilling over its banks and flooding a northeastern Iowa city, but officials on Wednesday asked for additional volunteers to help shore it up as more rain loomed.

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Flooding in Ill. and Mo. cause delays up and down the Mississippi

Flooding in Ill. and Mo. cause delays up and down the Mississippi

Flooding on the Mississippi River is prompting the Army Corps of Engineers to close a nearly two-hundred mile section of the river to barge traffic. The Corps plans to close several locks and dams in Illinois and Missouri beginning Thursday.
by William Wilcoxen

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