MOORHEAD
FLOOD MEETING AT 3 PM: Listen live on wday.com to today's flood input meeting
Today's meeting aimed at gathering input by Fargo-Moorhead area residents for possible permanent flood protection can be heard live.March 11, 2010
Gov. Pawlenty: More diversion discussion needed, but focus is on 2010 flood fight
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - Governor Pawlenty in Moorhead today is pushing for flood protection, but not solely a Minnesota Diversion. He wants options.
March 10, 2010
Students fill sandbags to help college organization of their choice
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - Communities couldn't have reached the impressive sandbagging goals set last year without the help of college students. This year is no different. Tonight, the city of Moorhead is closer to filling it's goal, thanks to many young adults again.
March 10, 2010
Surprising results from student survey
(WDAY TV) - Results are in from a 2007 survey of students, one by the Metro Youth Foundation. And the results may surprise and startle you.By WDAY Staff Reports , March 09, 2010
State of emergency declared in Moorhead and Clay County
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - Moorhead and Clay County both declared a state of emergency. The goal: to free up local funding and to show the president our region needs federal assistance.By WDAY Staff Reports , March 09, 2010
Million dollar buyout home gets moving
(WDAY TV) - There is yet another delay in the home buyout process in Cass County. The Federal Government says FEMA's Disaster Relief Fund has run out of money.By WDAY Staff Reports , March 09, 2010
Moorhead school administrators plan for possible spring flooding
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - Administrators with the Moorhead School District are taking steps to have a plan in place in case flooding becomes a major issue this spring.By WDAY Staff Reports , March 08, 2010
Builders are optimistic that the industry will turnaround from last year
(WDAY TV) - While homebuilders in Fargo-Moorhead saw their industry grind to a halt during last spring's flood, there is optimism in the air about the next few months. Those selling lumber and those building homes say it appears this spring will be a turnaround from last year, this despite some roller-coaster prices for building supplies.
March 08, 2010
Red River begins to rise
The melt has begun in the valley and it's earlier expected. We're seeing above average temperatures, but the good news is the melt is happening slowly because we're not getting any of that 40 or 50 degree weather that we saw last year.
By WDAY Staff Reports , March 08, 2010
Small number of college students take advantage of gift cards
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - Moorhead has 100 thousand dollars set aside to help the flood fight. The city dipped into the account to offer gift cards for college students helping to sandbag. The weeklong incentive started today and is yet to really strike an interest on campuses.
March 08, 2010
Volunteer turnout for sandbag effort picks up
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - While some sandbag volunteers are getting frustrated there aren't more people from Moorhead helping, turnout is picking up. People, not even living in the city, are part of why the lofty goal of 300-thousand bags is closer to completion.
March 07, 2010
Honoring the best airmen in the 119th wing
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - It was a day to honor the best airmen in the 119th wing of the North Dakota National Guard.By WDAY Staff Reports , March 06, 2010
Officials say more volunteers needed to make sandbag goal
Fargo, ND (WDAY TV) - The City of Fargo is urging more people to volunteer to sandbag, now that many are not at work over the weekend. Numbers are slightly up. More than 300 people have helped fill bags, compared to 266 Friday.By WDAY Staff Reports , March 06, 2010
Minnesota Senator addresses fears about diversion plans
Moorhead, Minn. (WDAY TV) - A Minnesota lawmaker isn't budging about what permanent flood control plan he favors for the Red River Valley. Senator Al Franken stopped in Moorhead and Hendrum to address fears the federal government isn't concerned about smaller towns.
March 06, 2010
Moorhead bus driver is sentenced two years after fatal crash
(WDAY TV) - 2-years after a tragic bus accident claimed the life of a Pelican Rapids teenager Jessica Weishar, the Moorhead man driving the bus is sentenced. 71-year old Loren Ernst will spend 30-days in jail, 30-days on home monitoring, and perform 240-hours of community service.March 05, 2010
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OUR VOICES Wet and Dry Autumn
Previously in this space I wrote about the extremes in temperatures we experienced each month during the autumn season. The same can be said for precipitation as well. After a relatively dry summer, September finished with very average precipitation with a total of 2.06 inches measured officially
Posted by: Daryl Ritchison on Dec 8, 2009 at 10:15 AM | Storm TrackerOUR VOICES Sub Freezing Highs Coming
It usually takes a stretch of several days with both the high and the low temperature remaining below freezing before most of the area lakes and ponds will begin to freeze over. But so far this season, that type of weather has been nearly absent and therefore most bodies of water are still ice free
Posted by: Daryl Ritchison on Nov 30, 2009 at 10:13 AM | Storm TrackerOUR VOICES Sudden Climatic Shifts
Last week the Associated Press carried a story stating that climate experts organized by the Army Corps of Engineers saw no end to our current wet cycle. I certainly would not argue against that premise as persistence is a powerful forecasting tool when dealing with climatic trends. In the lat
Posted by: Daryl Ritchison on Nov 5, 2009 at 8:54 AM | Storm Tracker
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