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As Red River Rises, US Braces for Spring Floods

(March 17) -- Officials and volunteers in Minnesota and North Dakota built up levees and filled sandbags today against a rapidly rising Red River, even as the federal government predicted potentially record flood levels this spring following the El Niño storms over the winter. Gov. Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota declared a...

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06/01/12 Dragons 'awakened' and ready to race on Red River Source: The Town Talk - Alexandria LA "Dragons need their rest, and the dragon heads have been resting all week," said Matt Robert, co-owner of Montreal, Canada's 22 Dragons racing club during Thursday's Louisiana Dragon Boat Races news conferences in Alexandria.
05/30/12 Potential for severe weather this evening Source: The Herald Banner - Greenville TX The National Weather Service is continuing to warn of the potential for severe weather in the North Texas area, with a chance of isolated tornadoes along the Red River, by this evening and into the overnight hours: Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop west of North Texas late this afternoon or evening along a dryline.
05/19/12 Retaliation on the Red River Source: The Westerly Sun - Westerly RI Confined to a single road by the swampy bayous of central Louisiana, swamps that the powerful Union gunboat fleet could not penetrate, the 30,000 men of the Army of the Gulf were decisively beaten by the army of Confederate Gen. Richard Taylor at Sabine Crossroads near Mansfield, La. The retreat soon turned into a nightmare.
05/19/12 Man cited for killing alligator snapping turtle Source: CBS - Today's THV - Little Rock AR FULTON, Ark. Wildlife officers in Miller County have cited a man for killing an endangered alligator snapping turtle in an illegal hoop net on the Red River.
05/18/12 Bemidji's baseball tournament schedule revised because... Source: The Bemidji Pioneer - Bemidji MN The Bemidji area weather forecast for Saturday calls for rain and the prospects of delays or cancellations prompted the officials of this weekend's Des Sagedahl Wooden Bat baseball tour-nament to alter the schedule.