Floodwaters crest in Minot, North Dakota, displacing thousands. CNN's Jim Spellman reports.
Nebraska's flooded Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant is raising fears that other power plants in the United States are vulnerable to extreme weather events.
A top manager at one of Nebraska's two nuclear power plants says he's "100 percent confident" the facility's countermeasures will keep the overflowing Missouri River from damaging critical gear and causing a hazard to the public.
CNN's Don Lemon talks to Patrick Oppmann about two nuclear power plants in danger of being flooded.
The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected Monday to visit a Nebraska power plant surrounded by Missouri River floodwater.
The swollen Missouri River washed over and punched through levees in northwestern Missouri early Sunday, spurring authorities to urge about 250 nearby residents to leave their homes.
Authorities were scrambling Tuesday to protect the town of Hamburg, Iowa, after a swollen Missouri River broke two levees near the Missouri-Iowa border.
Two Missouri River levees broke Monday along the swollen Missouri River near the Iowa-Missouri border, a local official and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.
Civic-minded residents of Bismarck and Mandan, North Dakota, found there's nothing like a major flood to make new friends while filling thousands of sandbags.
Record-breaking flooding along the Missouri River is putting levees and residents to the test, including an Iowa city that hopes an emergency embankment will do the job if a nearby levee fails.
A levee breach along the swollen Missouri River prompted the evacuation Sunday of about 600 people in the area between the river and Hamburg, Iowa, officials said.
A levee breach causes an evacuation of hundreds of people between the Missouri River and Hamburg, Iowa.
All hail to the king and queen -- of catfish.
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, appearing Friday night on CNN's "Campbell Brown," said portable cell phone towers are being placed in areas affected by deadly flash floods to help locate missing campers.
Man vs. water
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North Dakota residents brace for major floods.
Forecasters issued flash flood warnings for Bismarck and surrounding areas Wednesday, as volunteers rushed to fill sandbags ahead of expected record floods in the flat state of North Dakota.
Frustrated parents are dumping their teenagers at Nebraska hospitals -- even crossing state lines to do it -- and the state Legislature has scheduled a special hearing to try to stem the tide.
A crumbling levee gave way, sending floodwaters into Winfield, Missouri
KETV's Scott Buer gives a firsthand account of a storm as it passed through.
CNN's Jacqui Jeras takes a look at some of the most dramatic moments from the recent storms in the Midwest.
Water rose to dangerous heights along the Findley river in Ozark, Missouri.
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White lights sparkle on a crisp winter night, illuminating the city with a cozy glow. Shoppers pause from the bustle to drink it all in -- the twinkling lights, the gathering dusk, and the way the air buzzes with the holiday spirit.
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