Flood Risk Continues With Rain in the Forecast

By Emily White
Additional rainfall in the forecast for could easily add to still-swollen waterways in areas devastated by widespread flooding in Nebraska and Iowa.
Read MoreControl of Missouri River divides communities

By Harvest Public Media
Des Moines, IA – As the difficult recovery from last year’s Missouri River flooding continues, concerns have intensified between those who want there to be more control of the river and those who believe it should flow freely.
Read MoreFarmers still sifting through flood damage

By Grant Gerlock
Tekamah, NE – The Missouri River flood of 2011 was the worst in 60 years; nearly a year later, farmers are still dealing with the aftermath.
Read MoreCommunity searches far and wide for funds to repair lake

By Ben Bohall
Lincoln, NE – In one small, central Nebraska town, a rising water line destroyed the town’s only lake two summers ago. Now the town of Ericson is doing everything it can to find the funds needed to repair it.
Read MorePipelines and floods: What’s government’s role?

By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – Nebraska’s Governor calls a special session to take on a big oil company, and hundreds line up to shout down the government’s handling of the Missouri flood. Robyn Wisch checked in with Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan for an analysis of this week’s news.
Read MoreArmy Corps takes verbal beating over flooding

By Robyn Wisch, KVNO News
Omaha, NE – Public hearings with the Army Corps of Engineers continue across the Midwest this week, after kicking off with Monday’s impassioned hearing in Omaha.
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