Tag: Mississippi River
Torrential rains leave swollen rivers, downed trees in South
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Days of torrential rain across the Southeast left residents to deal with rising rivers, falling trees, weakened dams and mudslides...
Minnesota oil pipeline fight highlights Democratic dilemmas
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A divisive fight over the future of a crude-oil pipeline across Minnesota is pinning presidential candidates between environmentalists and trade unions...
Study: Asian carp could find plenty of food in Lake Michigan
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) - Asian carp are likely to find enough food to spread farther if they establish breeding populations in Lake Michigan,...
Nearly 400 Missouri roads closed by flooding
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The swollen Mississippi River is straining levees, snarling traffic and forcing people from their homes as it approaches record...
Arkansas city of 4,500 makes “last ditch” flood effort
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Crews were making a "last ditch effort" on Saturday to save low-lying parts of a small Arkansas city from...
North Little Rock urges evacuations over flooding fears
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Officials began knocking on doors Saturday in a North Little Rock neighborhood and warning residents to leave for higher...
The Latest: Residents seek shelter after river floods homes
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - The Latest on flooding affecting parts of the United States (all times local):2:45 p.m.Temporary shelters are housing hundreds of...
The Latest: Illinois warns of possible flooding evacuations
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - The Latest on flooding affecting parts of the United States (all times local):11:50 a.m.Officials in Illinois are asking residents...
The Latest: 200 Illinois guardsmen deployed amid flooding
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - The Latest on flooding affecting parts of the United States (all times local):10:45 a.m.Gov. J.B. Pritzker has deployed 200...
The Latest: 1 Arkansas levee weakening, officials say
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - The Latest on flooding affecting parts of the United States (all times local):7:30 a.m.Officials in western Arkansas are carefully...