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Snowmelt turns Black Hills into soggy mess
Residents in the Black Hills were navigating through a sloppy mess Sunday after warmer temperatures began melting record-setting snowfall, leaving standing water on plowed roads rather than making its way through drainage systems. Law enforcement officials shifted their focus to recovery after having caught up with a backlog of emergency ...
Storm, shutdown hamper sea turtle monitoring
Although Karen lost its punch before it could strike Florida's Panhandle, rough surf from the storm and the ongoing federal government shutdown hampered efforts on Sunday to monitor sea turtles along some of northwest Florida's pristine beaches. "Combined with the government shutdown, that has sort of compounded the situation because ...
Storm system Karen dissipates off Gulf Coast
After days of lumbering toward the Gulf Coast, the storm system Karen dissipated Sunday as storm preparations in the region were called off or scaled back. As tides began to recede along coastal Louisiana, crews worked to pick up sandbags and some fishermen took to the water. In Lafitte, the ...
Wayne State College administrator hurt in tornado
Nebraska authorities have identified the man critically injured in Friday's tornadoes as a Wayne State College administrator, but doctors believe he will recover from his injuries. The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency says 15 people were injured when a tornado moved across part of Wayne, Neb., on Friday and damaged businesses ...
Great Plains digs out of heavy snow, storm debris
Breaking nearly century-old early autumn snowfall records, a storm system smothered South Dakota's scenic Black Hills in South Dakota with up to 3½ feet of wet, heavy snow, leaving residents the challenge of digging out. But wintry weather wasn't the only thing delivered by the powerful cold front that crossed ...
Karen weakens to depression off La. coast
Karen lost more of its punch late Saturday and fell below tropical-storm status while stalling off the Louisiana coast. Even as a tropical depression with top sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph), the system threatened to bring strong wind and heavy rain to vulnerable low-lying areas. However, all watches ...
As many as 9 tornadoes reported in Nebraska, Iowa
As many as nine tornadoes — at least one rated a powerful EF3 — touched down across northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa as a storm cell moved over the region Friday evening, causing structural damage and injuries but no fatalities, the National Weather Service said Saturday. Damage assessment crews from ...
AP PHOTOS: Heavy snows hit Great Plains
The weather is so bad in the Great Plains that even plow trucks are getting stuck. Heavy snow, strong rain, hail storms and tornadoes hit the region in the last few days, cutting power and stranding drivers while causing at least 3 deaths. While the Dakotas are digging out of ...
Storm brings snow, tornadoes to Great Plains
A storm system that buried parts of Wyoming and South Dakota in heavy, wet snow on Friday also brought powerful thunderstorms packing tornadoes to the Great Plains. A storm dumped at least 33 inches of snow in a part of South Dakota's scenic Black Hills, National Weather Service meteorologist Eric ...
Karen weakens as it approaches Gulf Coast
Pickups hauling boat trailers and flatbed trucks laden with crab traps exited vulnerable, low-lying areas of southeast Louisiana on Friday as Tropical Storm Karen headed toward the northern Gulf Coast, a late-arriving worry in what had been a slow hurricane season in the U.S. On Friday, Alabama joined Louisiana, Mississippi ...
Injuries reported after tornado strikes Wayne
At least 15 people were being treated for injuries in Wayne after a tornado struck the northeast Nebraska town. A spokeswoman for Providence Medical Center in Wayne said Friday that one trauma patient was transported to another hospital. Seven injured people walked into the hospital for treatment, and seven others ...
Red Cross helping Sandy victims still in NY hotels
The Red Cross has stepped in to help hundreds of Superstorm Sandy evacuees who were thrown into housing limbo on Friday after the city stopped paying to put them up in hotels. Nearly 300 people displaced by last October's storm were still staying in 27 hotels at city expense this ...
Winter storm warning in place for parts of ND
Heavy snow is falling across much of southwest and south-central North Dakota, making driving difficult in many areas and not advised in the far southwest. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning through Saturday morning. Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches are possible. A no travel advisory ...
Buffalo's Manuel out 'few weeks' as Bills scramble
Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback E.J. Manuel has a sprained lateral collateral ligament in his right knee that will not require surgery but will sideline him at least two weeks and potentially longer, coach Doug Marrone said Friday. Manuel was injured in the third quarter of Buffalo's 37-24 loss at Cleveland ...
Effects of Tropical Storm Karen possible in Ga.
Forecasters say Tropical Storm Karen is expected to move across Georgia later this weekend. Most of the rainfall is expected in middle and south Georgia beginning Sunday afternoon, and pecan growers are keeping a close eye on how the weather might affect the state's crop. Roy Goodson tells WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/GCPMzL ...
Oil rises toward $104 on Gulf of Mexico storm
The price of crude rose to near $104 a barrel Friday as offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico braced for Tropical Storm Karen. Investors were also keeping a close watch on developments in Washington D.C. as the partial shutdown of the U.S. government entered a fourth day. By ...
Bills QB EJ Manuel injures knee on hit
Buffalo rookie quarterback EJ Manuel left the Bills' game Thursday night against the Browns with a knee injury, and the team said his return was doubtful. Manuel was hit on the right knee by Browns safety Tashaun Gipson at the end of a 14-yard run. Manuel stayed down in obvious ...
Work begins on temporary medical center for Moore
Work has begun on a temporary medical center in Moore, which was left without emergency care after a massive tornado destroyed the city's hospital in May. The Norman Transcript reported Thursday (http://bit.ly/16IbLSn ) that the new emergency and outpatient center should be up and running by Dec. 2. The temporary ...
Tropical Storm Jerry drifting NE in Atlantic
Tropical Storm Jerry picked up a little speed as it moves northeast in the Atlantic but with no change in strength. The storm's maximum sustained winds Wednesday evening are near 40 mph (65 kph). The storm is centered about 1,080 miles (1,735 kilometers) west-northwest of the Azores and is moving ...
Colorado Editorial Roundup
A sampling of recent editorials from Colorado newspapers: The Denver Post, Sept. 27, on Sen. Kent Lambert's remarks on civil unions: We learned earlier this week that homosexuality causes heavy rains — so says Colorado pastor and radio host Kevin Swanson — but did you also know the gay agenda ...
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