BISMARCK, ND – “I really feel that the Corps didn’t recognize the flood event soon enough,” said state water engineer Todd Sando in an interview this afternoon on the Scott Hennen show. Sando sent letters to General McMahon on April 20th, drawing attention to the extremely high levels of water in Lake Sakakawea, urging the [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Total cost estimates for damages from this year’s flooding are in the neighborhood of $1 billion, North Dakota’s Adjutant General David Sprynczynatyk reported damages in North Dakota to an interim legislative committee on water issues this morning. Sprynczynatyk broke those figures down for listeners today in an interview with Rob Port on [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – With the height of the emergency flood crisis past, the record number of homes inundated with flood waters across the state continues to climb and displaced homeowners find themselves struggling with when, how, and if they will be able to rebuild. Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm’s office has put together a large amount [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “We’re making progess,” Governor Jack Dalrymple told Scott Hennen this afternoon, going on to say that “FEMA finally admitted to us” that they have completely changed their policy approach to approving state requests for individual assistance this year. Prior to this year, once a state reached a certain threshold for damages, FEMA [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “I just wanted him to be convinced that we’ve had a disaster of that magnitude,” Governor Jack Dalrymple told Scott Hennen this afternoon. “I thought the simplest thing in the world be to have him just come and take a look at Minot, but maybe that’s not how you go about that,” [...]
GRAND FORKS, ND – President Obama should have stopped in North Dakota yesterday to see the disasters in Minot and Bismarck, fulfilling his current duties as President, rather than spending all of his travel time campaigning in Iowa, according to 2012 Presidential Candidate and Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on the Scott Hennen radio show [...]
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GRAND FORKS – “All these things, when you see them first hand, it really hits you, it really strikes you,” Congressman Rick Berg said on the Scott Hennen show today, emphasizing the importance of President Obama accepting Governor Jack Dalrymple’s invitation to come and tour the state’s flood sites. “There are hundreds homes where all [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – While much of the state’s attention has shifted to epic flood situation in Minot, experts are saying that the Missouri River in Bismarck has now crested, at 19.02 feet. However, officials are warning residents to remain “prepared and vigilant,” as the high release rates from Garrison Dam will continue for at least [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Craig Fugate stated today that the agency will expedite damage assessments to accelerate approval of North Dakota’s request for Individual Assistance (IA) services for residents hard hit by unprecedented flooding. FEMA will not wait for flood waters to recede before beginning to document damages, but instead will [...]
MINOT, ND – As thousands of residents evacuate more than 4,000 homes in Minot, some will never again be able to return. Further south in Bismarck/Burleigh county, more than 694 homes have been evacuated along the Mighty Missouri and more than 200 in Mandan/Morton County. While some home owners do have flood insurance, many others [...]