Month: March 2019

The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local): 4 p.m. Flooding in Nebraska has badly damaged up to 500 houses in one county alone. Greg London of the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office said Sunday that one levee broke Thursday along the Platte River, and another broke Saturday. He estimates that up to 400 houses and cabins in the area known as Hanson’s Lake are damaged, including many that are completely submerged. Another 100…

Eastern Nebraska continues to deal with record-breaking river flooding this weekend due to rapid snow melt, ice jams and last week’s rainfall. The flooding has caused parts of highways, including some bridges, to be washed away, isolating some communities. The scale of the devastation near Niobrara, Nebraska, is unprecedented as the swollen Niobrara River washed away a dam. Nebraska Emergency Management confirmed to ABC News that two people have died due to flooding. The Platte…

The Latest on flooding in the Midwest (all times local): 5:15 p.m. As rivers and creeks in flooded eastern Nebraska and western Iowa crest Saturday, officials have begun looking downstream at likely flooding further south along the Missouri River. The Jefferson City News-Tribune reports Missouri Gov. Mike Parson met with emergency management team members Friday to review and update flood-response plans. The Missouri Highway Patrol is preparing additional equipment, and swift water rescue personnel are…

Eastern Nebraska continues to deal with record-breaking river flooding this weekend due to rapid snow melt, ice jams and last week’s rainfall. The flooding has caused parts of highways, including some bridges, to be washed away, isolating some communities. The scale of the devastation near Niobrara, Nebraska, is unprecedented as the swollen Niobrara River washed away a dam. The Platte River, near Louisville, Nebraska, has crested, breaking a record that stood since 1960. The Platte…

A disaster official say days of torrential downpours have triggered flash floods and mudslides in mountainside villages in Indonesia’s easternmost province, killing at least 50 people and injuring 59 others. National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said the disasters in Papua province’s Jayapura district submerged hundreds of houses in neck-high water and mud. They also destroyed roads and bridges, hampering rescue efforts. He said 50 bodies had been pulled from the mud and…

Andrei Svechnikov and Justin Williams each scored goals, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night. Jordan Staal scored a late goal for his 500th career point, Lucas Wallmark also scored early and Curtis McElhinney stopped 35 shots to help the Hurricanes win their third in four games and keep themselves in playoff position entering the final three weeks of the season. Carolina bounced back from a 3-0 loss a night…

Tonight we’re addressing what was a life changing event for some many of us here in North Carolina. Six months ago Hurricane Florence came on shore and stayed for days and nights on end causing destruction like few have ever seen. For most, the worst is over and the September storm is a just a memory.

Major, even historic, river flooding is occurring in parts of the Plains and Upper Midwest and will persist through the weekend and into early next week. There are still flood alerts due to river flooding from Kansas and Nebraska to Michigan. There are also flood alerts for parts of upstate New York and upstate Vermont due to the risk of ice jams and river flooding through Saturday. The river flooding is a result of melting…

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 46 shots — including 22 in the second period — to get his sixth shutout of the season, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Friday night. Adam McQuaid, David Savard and Josh Anderson scored for the Blue Jackets, who pulled even with the Hurricanes for the two wild cards in the Eastern Conference. Both teams are four points behind third-place Pittsburgh in the Metropolitan Division. Bobrovsky set…

SPRING LAKE, N.C. (WTVD) — Hurricane Florence is long gone, but victims are still cleaning up the mess it left behind. Tina Danzy and her family are among many who live in Spring Lake that are still displaced. The storm forced them to dispose of many memories Stay on top of breaking news stories with the ABC11 News App “When you lose a loved one and you have to throw away things that remind you…

Hundreds of Puerto Ricans filled a coliseum on Friday to speak at a first of its kind public hearing organized by a group of U.S. legislators visiting the U.S. territory amid complaints about austerity measures and the pace of federal hurricane recovery funds nearly two years after Hurricane Maria. The crowd came from cities and towns across the island and included students, retirees, people in construction boots and others in high heels. Some even brought…

By MARGERY A. BECK and BLAKE NICHOLSON, Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Flooding in the central U.S. on Friday swamped small towns, forced some residents along waterways to evacuate, threatened to temporarily close a nuclear power plant and shut down stretches of a major river and an interstate highway, foreshadowing a difficult spring flooding season. The high water, prompted by a massive late-winter storm, pushed some waterways to record levels in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa…

The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the Midwest (all times local): 5:30 p.m. President Donald Trump says he has spoken to Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts and is praising first responders and emergency response teams for doing “a great job dealing” with flooding, high winds and road closures. Trump tweeted Friday that the people of Nebraska and across the Midwest, especially farmers and ranchers, are feeling the impacts from severe weather. Sign Up…