flooding

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...

Faribault Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director Dusty Dienst stops by the KDHL studio to talk farm safety today. I'm sure we will also get the latest information possible on the flooding situation in the area. The Faribault City Council, Northfield City Council and Rice County Board of Commissioners all passed resolutions declaring a state of emergency in their respective jurisdictions... R

Rice County joined the City of Faribault and the City of Northfield in passing proclamations Thursday declaring states of emergency for their areas. Faribault Emergency Management Director Dusty Dienst says fortunately, or unfortunately depending on your viewpoint, city workers have become very adept at building a temporary dike to protect the water treatment plant...

The Faribault City Council held an emergency meeting to pass a proclamation for the city to officially be declared in a state of emergency due to flooding. Faribault Emergency Management Director Dusty Dienst told KDHL during the Midday Report after the emergency council meeting that the designation essentially means city officials may make purchases without going through the normal bidding proces

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

I was on my way back from Kenyon on Thursday night, where I was tracking down more information about the Held Bus Service garage fire, when I received a phone call from Faribault Fire Chief Dusty Dienst. Dienst is also Faribault's emergency management director, and he wanted to inform me that Teepeetonka Park was being closed due to high water...