flooding

Crews in Superior recently finished repairing the culvert at Barker's Island from the flooding caused by the storms one year ago, almost to the date, but the 2-4 inches of rain that Superior got overnight was enough to cause serious damage for the second year in a row.

It's been one year since a large storm system dropped several inches of rain on the region; leaving homes, businesses, roadways, and entire communities damaged around the Duluth/Superior region. A year later, we take a look back at some of the incredible photos and videos that left us awestruck.

Boy what a great weekend as I went down to our laundry room yesterday and I was surprised by an inch of sewer water covering our laundry room ! Yuck and Yikes!

The aftermath, devastation, and impact of a natural disaster on a community never receives the same attention it does while in the eye of the storm.  There are occasional updates, sure.  But the communities affected face with the aftermath of the destruction daily.  While on June 20th, 2012, the flood hit many parts of Duluth, Superior and surrounding areas, Barnum (my hometown,) was hit pretty ha

Our media partners at The Northland’s NewsCenter (KBJR, KRII, KDLH), in cooperation with WDIO/WIRT, Fox 21 News, and WDSE will broadcast a special flood relief telethon. The live telethon broadcast will take place Thursday, July 12 from 5 p...

The Minnesota DNR offered a tour of the flood-ravaged Willard Munger State Trail and Jay Cooke State Park today (July 3) to media crews, offering damage estimates and a timeline on when they expect to have the park open for business.

In a City of Duluth announcement, A website has been created for the United Way's Flood Relief Fund to help with long term needs of the region's residents to recover from the flood.  Fund will help fill gaps in need after government and insurance has been exhausted.

A national act and local favorite, Trampled By Turtles, has agreed to headline a second day of the Twin Ports Bridge Festival at Bayfront Festival Park on July 8, allowing the entire weekend to become a fundraiser for community members around the Twin Ports who have been affected by the flood.

If you've seen the devastation Barnum and Moose Lake have suffered from during the flood last week here are a couple ways you can help.  Some of the most needed items are gift cards for food and gas.  They're also looking for disposable gloves, garbage bags, bleach, and fans...

In what is being hailed as the Flood of The Century, Duluth and Surrounding areas are continuing to clean up the mess form 1 week ago. WLSSD is offering a service that is sure to be a relief to many homeowners.

Help is pouring in from all over the country to help our community deal with the devastating flooding of the last week. One such example of this generosity and thoughtfulness comes from the "Dave Ryan in the Morning Show" on Twin Cities radio station KDWB.

During the rain and ensuing flood waters last week social networks like Facebook and Twitter were exploding with updates and so was the newest player on the block, photo filtering and sharing app/network Instagram. Here are some of the best photos that we could find on Instagram, the pictures are still a mix of amazing and heartbreaking.