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Minnesota flood-related road conditions

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — (9:15 a.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol urge motorists to drive with caution as flooding affects area highways in Wilkin and Big Stone counties.
Road closures
The following state highways are closed until further notice:

Highway 75 near Kent is closed from Wilkin County Road 24 to [...]

West central Minnesota flood-related road conditions

The following state highways are closed until further notice:
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — (9:45 a.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol urge motorists to drive with caution as flooding affects area highways in Clay, Wilkin, Mahnomen and Big Stone counties.

Highway 75 near Kent is closed from Wilkin County Road 24 to Wilkin [...]

52nd Ave. South Lane Reductions

Due to dike construction, eastbound traffic on 52nd Ave. South from 42nd St. to 38th St. will be reduced to one lane until dike construction is complete in this area.
52nd Ave. South, east of University Drive, will be reduced to one lane to make room for the construction of a clay dike around Riverview.  Drivers [...]

Cass County Needs Volunteers

Cass County officials are urging residents and students to help with sandbagging today. Volunteers are to report to the UP Center where they will be shuttled to areas in need.

Local Students Continue to Help Sandbag Effort

Local middle school and high school students are again taking the time to help protect our community by filling and placing sandbags along the Red River. Today, Wednesday, March 17 approximately 1,600 students from Fargo Public Schools, Shanley and West Fargo Public Schools will assist at sandbag central and in neighborhoods which still need help [...]

Flood Contacts

Volunteer Hotline
701-476-4000
Fargo Information Line
701-476-4199
Moorhead Information Line
218-299-5300
Cass County Emergency Operations
701-297-6000
Clay County Information Line
218-299-5151
Moorhead / Clay County Evacuation Hotline
218-477-4747
West Fargo Hotline
701-433-5400

Flood Resources