Midwest Floods Hammer Ethanol Industry, Push Gasoline Prices to 5-Year High April 8, 2019 By Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly The March floods that punished the U.S. Midwest have trapped barrels of ethanol in the country’s interior, causing shortages of...
Omaha Officials Reevaluate Flood-Control Measures April 2, 2019 OMAHA, Neb. — Officials in the Omaha area are reevaluating the city’s flood-control measures, shortly after heavy rains caused dozens...
Midwest Floods Snarl America’s Already Tough Farm Economy March 26, 2019 By Mario Parker About the photo: Floodwaters surround corn sitting under a collapsed grain bin in this aerial photograph over Thurman, Iowa. Photographer:...
Pence Arrives in Nebraska to Review ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Flooding March 19, 2019 Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Nebraska on Tuesday to survey the devastation unleashed across the U.S. Midwest by floods...
Rain Eases Drought for Some Farmers, But Not All April 27, 2013 By DAVID PITT Rain that moved across the Midwest in the past week helped ease drought conditions for some farmers, but not everyone,...
150 Iowa Homes, Businesses Eligible for Flood Buyout Plan April 5, 2011 More than 150 homes and eight businesses in Cedar Falls are expected to be demolished through flood buyout programs. City...