A new interactive art installation is coming to Des Moines in an effort to reconnect Iowans to the rivers that flow through the heart of Iowa. Iowa Confluence (ICON) Water Trails has partnered with Bravo Greater Des Moines, the Polk County Board of Supervisors and Polk County Conservation to make the installation called “Hello, River” […]
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Raft and canoe incidents lead to water rescues on Willamette, McKenzie rivers in Eugene
Two people were rescued and a woman was resuscitated Saturday after water rescues on the Willamette and McKenzie rivers near Eugene. Woman resuscitated after falling out of raft on McKenzie River The first incident took place at 2:01 p.m. when rescue crews were dispatched to the McKenzie River between Hayden Bridge and Harvest Landing in […]
Flood levels expected to crest Saturday night for Mississippi and St. Croix rivers
The Mississippi and St. Croix rivers rose just slightly Saturday as flood precautions remained in place and water levels were monitored. The Mississippi River was at 20.05 feet in Stillwater on Saturday afternoon; major flood stage is 17 feet. The river is set to crest in St. Paul at 7 p.m. Saturday at 20.3 feet, […]
Rivers cresting in parts of the metro area, as federal aid is approved for 22 counties
Swollen rivers in St. Paul and the southwest metro area were beginning to crest Saturday and should then start to drop, at least until another round of rain arrives on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. As of Saturday, the Mississippi River at St. Paul had held steady at around 20 feet for almost […]
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From PTSD to homelessness, Fall River’s new Veterans’ Services chief has known struggle
FALL RIVER — The city’s new director of Veterans’ Services, Talos “Doc” Farris, knows firsthand how the horrors of battle can affect servicemembers mentally and physically. Farris knows, because after serving 15 years as a Navy hospital corpsman — on the battlefield for a good portion of his service with the Marine Corps in Iraq […]
North Sioux City homes flooded, railroad bridge collapsed after rivers hit record capacity
South Dakota endured a weekend of significant flooding, and the state is not out of the woods yet. Gov. Kristi Noem and regional officials addressed the public Monday morning about the flooding situation that has inundated eastern South Dakota since Thursday and sent a large slug of historic rainfall into the Sioux City area Sunday […]
Flooding disaster continues across sections of Iowa as rivers surge downstream
The slowly unfolding flooding disaster across northwest and north central Iowa continued Sunday. Across the region, many rivers remained at record or near-record levels, and the National Weather Service was issuing new warnings for both major and minor flooding in downstream communities. The affected rivers include the Big Sioux, Little Sioux, Rock, the east, west […]
Surf’s up! Liquid methane waves on Saturn moon Titan may erode shores of alien lakes and rivers
Nearly 20 years ago, the Cassini probe and its Huygens lander peeked under the hazy atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon Titan and gave us our first glimpse of the moon’s familiarly strange surface. Cassini-Huygens found that noxious liquids like methane and ethane form a very Earthlike patchwork of streams, rivers, and even seas as large […]
French Broad, Nantahala rivers voted top 10 in US for adventuring on the water: Here’s why
Western North Carolina has made appearances on summer-related USA TODAY 10Best readers choice awards once again, earning spots on three more lists of outdoor adventures. This time, WNC was praised for its options for adventuring on the water. Results released June 12 include Best River for Tubing, Best Fishing Lodge, Best River for Fly Fishing and more. Candidates […]
Fall River’s homeless outreach team busy with new program after state tears down camps
FAL RIVER — When Massachusetts Department of Transportation notified the city a few weeks ago it was going to break up three homeless encampments along state land abutting Interstate 195 and Route 24 for safety concerns, Fall River’s outreach team, which has for a number of years been aiding the homeless and drug-addicted, knew it […]
Three Rivers Middle Magnet senior has her sights set on a career on the water
Jun. 6—Editor’s note: The Day publishes an annual series of stories spotlighting outstanding seniors graduating from the region’s 16 public and private high schools. Norwich ― On any given weekend, 18-year-old Annalea Parker can be found aboard the steamboat Sabino reciting for Mystic Seaport visitors a bit of history as they pass the museum’s fleet […]