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Barge traffic caught in a logjam

Barge traffic caught in a logjam

Flooding across the Midwest has forced the Army Corps of Engineers to close several locks along the Mississippi River, halting barge traffic from St. Louis to St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Four Minnesota counties qualify for FEMA assistance

Four Minnesota counties qualify for FEMA assistance

Total damages from flooding in Southeast Minnesota comes to nearly $9 million. Houston, Fillmore, Mower and Freeborn counties were the hardest hit.

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Special search software helps locate missing man

Hundreds of volunteers, in addition to search dogs, planes, helicopters and ATVs, helped authorities search for Keith Kennedy, a 25-year old autistic man who was lost for one week in the Wisconsin woods.
by Tom Crann

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Klobuchar urging federal government to speed relief

Klobuchar urging federal government to speed relief

US Sen. Amy Klobuchar is urging the federal government to rush relief aid to the southern Minnesota counties that suffered major damage in recent flooding.
by Jessica Mador

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Southern Minn. wrestles with flooded fields

Southern Minn. wrestles with flooded fields

By some estimates, more than five million acres of farmland across the Midwest have been ruined by flooding so far this season.
by Tom Crann

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Midwest flooding may cause more levee overflows

Midwest flooding may cause more levee overflows

The federal government said Wednesday that 20 to 30 more levees may overflow the Mississippi River from Burlington, Iowa down to St. Louis.

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Corps increasing water release levels at Watson reservoir

Corps increasing water release levels at Watson reservoir

The Army Corps of Engineers is increasing the amount of water it is releasing from a reservoir near Watson in western Minnesota.
by Tom Weber

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Pawlenty seeks federal disaster status for flooded counties

Pawlenty seeks federal disaster status for flooded counties

Gov. Tim Pawlenty is seeking a federal disaster declaration for the the state after recent severe flooding in four southeastern counties.
by Tim Pugmire

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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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