flooding

Friday night some of my family stopped by to help me pull up the wet carpeting and carpet pad from my flooded basement. Thankfully we were able to find a dry indoor space to hang up my carpet and let it dry out over the weekend. The carpet pad wasn't worth salvaging, so that went into the trash...

IMPORTANT: You must call (507) 444-2454 to report your damage and that you have items to be picked up. Items picked up must be from the result of the flooding. Steele County, along with the cities of Ellendale, Medford and Owatonna are teaming up in a storm debris removal...

Several weekend events are canceled, or at least altered by the flooded conditions. OPU assured residents Friday that Owatonna's drinking water supply is fine.

With the ground already saturated, this week's rain caused extensive flooding throughout southern Minnesota. In what seems to be becoming a pattern, Mother Nature isn't finished yet. The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for northwestern Steele County, southeastern Dakota County, Rice County, southwestern Goodhue County, northeastern Waseca County and southeastern Le Sueur County

According to a Facebook post, Waterville is seeking volunteers to help sandbag. With more rain expected this weekend, the town expects floodwaters to continue to rise and wants help protecting areas endangered by rising water. The town also is asking for volunteers to help prepare meals for sandbagging volunteers...

Well I had been asking you to come out and see me this weekend at the Zumbro Bend Rendezvous in Mantorville. But Mother Nature had other ideas. The Rendezvous will be canceled for 2016 because as you will see in the pictures below there is a lot of water where the rendezvous should be...

Tuesday Tom Hoverstad, who is a scientist at the Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca, was a guest on AM Minnesota. We were talking about the growing and the approaching harvest. Tom made the comment that the Experiment Station was only 1...

Steele County emergency officials held a briefing Thursday morning after extensive flooding caused damage and closed roads and schools in the region.

The flooding affecting southern Minnesota has altered the Thursday local sports schedule as well.

Update: The Steele County Sheriff's Office is advising no unnecessary travel because many roads are covered with water. Sand and unfilled bags are available at the City of Owatonna Public works for those who are experiencing flooding. Road closures in Rice and Steele counties: County Road 21 at 270th Street East is closed County Road 45 at the Rice and Steele County line is closed 28th Street Sout