052919 504 The heavy rain may cause the southernmost, river-adjacent segment of Hamilton Boulevard to flood. Sioux City Fire Prevention says the National Weather Service's Missouri River forecast of 29.4 feet could be enough to inundate Hamilton Boulevard near the Interstate 29 interchange. The Iowa Department of Transportation says it will detour routes if the road is closed. If Hamilton Boulevard closes, it would be the second time since March that Missouri River flooding put the roadway out

052919 432 Heavy rains have once again caused flooding in Southwest Iowa. And in Northwest Iowa, there are fears of flooding as well. Releases have been increased this week at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton, South Dakota. As a precaution downstream, the Dakota Dunes Community Improvement District is asking residents and businesses to lower water and sewer use. They also want people to plug all lower level drain pipes to keep sewers from backing up in basements. People in southwest Iowa are

052919 404 Motorists using Interstate 29 in western and southwestern are back to traveling a maze of detours as a new round of flooding closes portions of Interstate 29 and other highways and roads. State transportation officials have closed an estimated 51 miles of interstate in southwest Iowa due to recent rainfall and flooding. Detours will be in place. Scott Suhr (Sewer) with the Iowa Department of Transportation says the D-O-T did not anticipate the recent heavy rainfall in western Iowa and

Motorists using Interstate 29 in western and southwestern are back to traveling a maze of detours as a new round of flooding closes portions of Interstate 29 and other highways and roads. The roadways had only reopened in recent weeks following devastating flooding along the Missouri River in March. Information from the Iowa Department of Transportation shows I-29 closed from Missouri Valley to Omaha and in southwest Iowa from Hamburg to St. Joseph. Plus, there are also closures south of Omaha.

This weekend a gender-bending, punk-rock musical hits the stage of Vangarde Arts in Sioux City, Iowa. Siouxland Public Media’s Sheila Brummer talked director Kathy Banta and performer Jessie Case. “Hedwig and the Angry Inch" opens on Saturday night, June 1 and runs for three nights at Vangarde Arts. For tickets and more information go to vangardearts.com

052819 532 Strong thunderstorms hit eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and dumped heavy rain and, in southwest Omaha, piles of hail left some motorists temporarily stranded. Western Nebraska was first to endure the storms last night, with hail larger than 2 inches in diameter. The Omaha World-Herald reported dozens of cars pulled off Interstate 80 with broken windshields. In Council Bluffs, Iowa, a number of streets flooded as more than 2 inches of rain fell there overnight. Flash flood warnings

052819 504 Strong thunderstorms that affected eastern Nebraska and western Iowa dumped heavy rain and, in southwest Omaha, piles of hail that temporarily stranded some motorists. The Omaha World-Herald reported dozens of cars pulled off Interstate 80 with broken windshields. North Platte also received reports of baseball-sized hail. Southwest Omaha also saw large amounts of hail that piled up on streets that brought out at least one city snowplow to clear the mess. The U.S. Army Corps of

052819 432 Strong thunderstorms that raked eastern Nebraska and western Iowa dumped heavy rain and, in southwest Omaha, piles of hail that left some motorists temporarily stranded. Western Nebraska was first to endure the storms Monday night, with hail larger than 2 inches in diameter. The Omaha World-Herald reported dozens of cars pulled off Interstate 80 with broken windshields. About 8,000 Omaha Public Power District customers lost power. In Council Bluffs, Iowa, a number of streets flooded

052819 404 Water releases from Gavins Point Dam will be increased today and Wednesday because of heavy rainfall over a large portion of the Missouri River basin above Sioux City. Rainfall in Nebraska, South Dakota and central North Dakota for the past seven days has been 200 percent to 600 percent of normal, leading to higher inflows to South Dakota reservoirs. Increasing Gavins Point releases will allow more water to pass through the system and slow the rise at reservoirs upriver from Gavins

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts has approved a new $9.3 billion, two-year state budget. The budget calls for a $51 million annual boost to the state's property tax credit fund, for a total of $275 million a year. That’s nearly double the amount distributed to taxpayers in 2015. With the extra funding, the owner of a $150,000 home will get a $106 discount on their property tax bill. State spending under the new budget will increase by an average of 2.9 percent per year, which is less than average.