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There are several road closures in northwest Iowa due to flooding that occurred as a result of significant rain that fell from Thursday evening through this (Sat) morning, and travel…
Governor Reynolds has declared a disaster emergency proclamation in 21 counties in response to severe storms and flooding that occurred Friday. The counties include Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, O’Brien, and…
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to include more details from officials. LYON COUNTY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — UPDATE: A BNSF train carrying fertilizer derailed near the small…
OKOBOJI, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — The Okoboji Community School District is looking for donations to help Spencer residents affected by flooding. The district announced on Facebook that they are…
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — According to Cherokee County Emergency Management, the Little Sioux River near Cherokee is expected to crest again on Monday. According to officials, the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — On some of these hottest days, you really could fry an egg on the sidewalk or the hood of your car – but could it be…
LE MARS, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — Towns in Plymouth County are taking precautionary measures after seeing yesterday’s flooding from up Floyd River. Le Mars has been shutting down the…
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed another case of bird flu in Sioux County. According to the Ag Department, this is…
LINCOLN, Neb. (Iowa Media Wire) — Northwest Iowa is experiencing widespread flooding and is now getting help from Nebraska. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has authorized the deployment of a military…
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — Swaths of of Siouxland are experiencing flooding. Here are photos from all around Siouxland. The city of Canton, South Dakota, has multiple roads…
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds flew over flooding in northwest Iowa Saturday. The governor posted on here social media that members of her cabinet…
OMAHA, Neb. (Iowa Media Wire) — Releases from Fort Randall and Gavins Point dams will be changing due to rain and inflows from the Niobrara River, officials said. Releases from…
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Media Wire) — The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has confirmed another case of bird flu in Sioux County. According to the Ag Department,…
Two Siouxland sheriff’s offices said that barricades blocking roads were moved and then driven past. In Sioux County, Iowa, officials said that at the bridge near Sandy Hollow, someone moved…
The governor of Iowa sent helicopters to a small town to evacuate people from flooded homes Saturday, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed…