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May 27, 2009 | KXMB-TV Bismarck

Company to remove levees from NW Minnesota

Eds: APNewsNow; With Valley City Dikes. DETROIT LAKES, Minn. A Minnesota company will begin removing emergency clay levees from Minnesota communities this week after winning a contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Thu May 14, 2009

TwinCities.com

Moorhead / Home fire during flood called arson

The state fire marshal's office suspects the fire that burned a home to the ground in Minnesota's Oakport Township during the Red River flood was arson.

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Wed May 13, 2009

KXMA-TV Dickinson

Arson suspected in house fire during Minn. flood

The state fire marshal's office suspects that the fire that burned a home to the ground in Oakport Township during the Red River flood was arson.

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Sun Apr 26, 2009

WDAY

Flooded homeowners warned not to rush remodeling

While many are still battling high water, others are in the recovery and remodeling phase, but a warning tonight; don't rush it.

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Fri Apr 24, 2009

Beef Magazine

West Fargo Fairgrounds Turned Into Livestock Shelter

Red River Valley Fair manager Bryan Schulz hadn't planned on opening the fairgrounds up for visitors quite this early in the season, but the flooding situation in the southern Red River Valley changed his plans and suddenly his facility was being used to house flood-displaced animals.

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Wed Apr 22, 2009

Park Rapids Enterprise

Clay officials want sand recycled

Alarm spread Tuesday morning among officials in Clay County. The worry: Tons of sandbags might be heading to the county landfill.

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Tue Apr 14, 2009

WCCO-TV

Red River Forecast Lowered To 37 Feet

Residents in a tiny township were breathing easier after word that the National Weather Service was lowering its crest predictions of the Red River in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., area.

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Wed Apr 08, 2009

WQOW

Minnesota Residents Begin Cleaning up Flood Damage

FEMA officials met with residents in Oakport, Minnesota, Friday who are beginning to clean up their flood damaged properties.

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Mon Apr 06, 2009

WCCO-TV

Flood Battle Over For Now, Flood Recovery Underway

As the Red River continues to retrench into its banks, the people in the Fargo Moorhead communities are trying to regain a sense of normalcy.

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Sat Apr 04, 2009

FOX16.com

Flood victims get tax reprieve

A home is surrounded by water in Oakport Township March 31, 2009 near Moorhead, Minnesota.

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Wed Apr 01, 2009

KEYC Television, Mankato, MN - The On...

Flood Fight Continues In Fargo

City officials in Fargo, keep hammering home a message of vigilance.They want residents to keep alert for any evidence of flooding, despite positive news that there's been a slight drop in water levels along the Red river.As Teri Okita reports from Fargo, they're using several lines of defense against floodwaters.It was sign to many in Fargo that ...

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Alexandria Echo Press

Officials report 'quiet night' during flood fight

Officials at the emergency operation centers in both Fargo and Moorhead said the cities made it through the night with few issues.

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Mon Mar 30, 2009

WQOW

Residents in Minnesota Fight to Keep Water out of Homes

Even though the Red River may have crested in Fargo, some residents downriver are still fighting to keep the high water out of their homes.

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Sun Mar 29, 2009

The Gazette

Saturday in Moorhead, MN

An airboat prepares to land on Wall Street Ave. just east of Oakport Township north of Moorhead, Minn., on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

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WCCO-TV

Fire, Flood Devastate Town North Of Fargo

First the floodwaters hit. The water was so deep that more than 120 people had to be rescued by boat.

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Sat Mar 28, 2009

KSAX

Concordia College asks students to evacuate

The president of Concordia College in Moorhead has declared a campus emergency due to the dangerous and ever-changing flood situation in northwestern Minnesota.

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KXMA-TV Dickinson

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press...

Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press... Here is the latest Minnesota news from The Associated Press FARGO, N.D. Numerous FEMA workers are in Fargo, including acting administrator Nancy Ward.

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Las Vegas Sun

Chilly temperatures slow rise of swollen Red River

Sat, Mar 28, 2009 Bone-chilling temperatures were slowing the rise of the record-high Red River Saturday, while weary volunteers were left with little to do but watch, wait, and wonder if all their hard work had been enough to save the city from major flooding.

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Fri Mar 27, 2009

KTIV-TV Sioux City

Crews struggle to reach fire near Fargo

Don't Drink and Drive. It's something we hear quite frequently. But does the saying really hit home? It did Friday for students at East High School.

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KEZI-TV Eugene

ND officials find cracks in levee, order evacuation for Fargo neighborhood, nursing home

Officials ordered the evacuation of one neighborhood and a nursing home late Thursday after authorities found cracks in an earthen levee built to protect the area from the threat of the rising Red River.

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