floods

People wishing to know what has been done so far with the flood recovery efforts and what is still to be done with some of the grants given to the area can attend a meeting to address those questions and talk about future efforts.

I had the pleasure of Talking with Duluth Mayor Don Ness, He was kind enough to call into the morning show and talk about the state of Duluth on Thursday.  I just want to personally thank the Mayor, he could have said he was too busy and I would have understood, but he made the time to call in and talk. Listen to the interview below;

One of the big rumours this morning while I was on the radio was that the Lake Superior Zoo lost all it's animals in the floods. The Polar bear did escape but was caught a short time later and the  seals were on Grand Avenue. Here's the full story

The City of Duluth and its local partners are working to monitor and coordinate efforts. Mayor Don Ness has declared a State of Emergency for the City of Duluth. As of 1:00 pm, Central Time, the following MN DOT roads are closed. Information is updated by calling 511 or going to http://www.dot.state.mn.us/d1/ :

There is no shortage of amazing video landing on the internet of the record breaking rain and flooding the Twin Ports has seen in the last 24 hours. Here is some footage of the main entrance at St. Scholastica.

As flood waters rise this spring around the heartland, the destruction isn't limited to the family farm;  Prices at the grocery store are also affected - primarily pasta. North Dakota had finished planting only 44% of its durum wheat crop as of June 19...

Extreme flooding has been all over the headlines this month as the Mississippi flooding continues to do damage down South. But last month our friends to North had some flooding problems as well, a Canadian National (CN) Railway employee caught this amazing video of flood waters washing out the land underneath the train tracks...

The Floods in Australia continue to cause mass damage, incredible stories of courage and heroism, but sadly the death toll continues to rise.