The year’s first heat wave for the central and eastern United States has spread torrid temperatures and high humidity from Chicago to Boston. What’s happening? Record-setting heat has spread from the Midwest and Ohio Valley regions to the Mid-Atlantic and New England as a “heat dome” settles over the eastern half of the country. Chicago […]
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Parts of Iowa underwater amid flood emergency
JOHNSTON, Iowa (KCAU) — More than 1,000 Iowa residents slept in shelters Saturday night after floodwaters inundated the northwestern part of the state and destroyed hundreds of properties, Gov. Kim Reynolds said. Entire neighborhoods were forced to evacuate after 13 rivers flooded the region following weeks of rain, the Associated Press reported. “After four years […]
Walz authorizes Minnesota National Guard to support emergency flood operations
Jun. 23—Following heavy rainfall across Southern Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday declared a peacetime emergency, authorizing the Minnesota National Guard to be available to provide support for emergency flood operations as areas across the state experience extreme flood conditions. The Minnesota National Guard is in close communication with the Minnesota Department of Public Safety […]
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Gov. Noem issues emergency declaration after eastern SD floods
Gov. Kristi Noem has declared a state of emergency for parts of South Dakota, following recent storms and associated flooding on the eastern side of the state. Noem signed the declaration Saturday evening, stating in a press release that state agencies continue to assist local governments throughout the emergency. “Even though the rain is slowing […]
Capri battles water emergency as it prepares to allow tourists back
MILAN (Reuters) – Tourists who have booked a hotel on Capri will be allowed back onto the Italian island as the local administration works to secure water supplies after damage to the aqueduct on the mainland deprived it of running water. “We’re preparing a less restrictive new order to allow back residents, people who own […]
Water emergency halts tourist arrivals at Italy’s popular Capri island
ROME (AP) — A water emergency prompted the mayor of Capri — one of Italy’s most popular islands — to order a halt to the arrival of tourists on Saturday, in a crisis that has deprived some areas of any water supply. Without a water supply, it is impossible to guarantee essential services to “thousands […]
Interest Rates: Americans Are Losing Money On Emergency Funds
—This should be boom time — the cash version of a bull stock market — for Americans’ emergency fund accounts. But despite interest rates on savings hovering around 5%, many Americans’ rainy-day funds are drowning in accounts that earn about 10 times less. ↑ X NOW PLAYING How To Protect Your Savings From Rising Inflation […]
Sioux Falls activates Emergency Operations Center as flooding, heavy rains continue
Sioux Falls has activated its Emergency Operations Center, with as heavy rains Friday evening expected to add to the already widespread flooding throughout the area. Flooding in Sioux Falls’ Rotary Park A press release from the city said that city officials, along with partners from South Dakota and Lincoln and Minnehaha counties, were monitoring the […]
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Flight school plane makes emergency landing on Interstate 77, SC county says
A small airplane from the Fairfield County Airport flight school, S&S Aviation, made an emergency landing Thursday evening, according to officials from Fairfield County. The plane, built in 1968, experienced a mechanical failure around 6:45 p.m. and safely landed in the median of Interstate 77 at mile marker 36. There were two passengers aboard, Fairfield […]