Steele County, ND

STEELE COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – With rain flooding areas in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota, people weren’t expecting rain water to cause such a collapse and agencies around the area say they didn’t feel prepared either. “Usually in flood events, we get 2,3,4 weeks of warning....

Floodwaters cause huge washout in Steele County, North Dakota. The power of the water tore a massive gash in the land, taking out part of a farm field and road.

HATTON, N.D. — Talk about the power of rain, rivers, and a complete natural failure. WDAY News' drone provided a birds-eye look at Steele County Drain #11. Usually an unassuming ditch along a township road is now a runaway, rampant washout as long as a football field, and thirty feet deep.

STEELE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Emergency crews are using a boat to shuttle firemen and other rescue personnel back and forth from a house surrounded by water. The farmstead in Steele County had dike protection, but it failed last night. Fire crews from Hatton and Northwood were able to...

(Region) -- Two eastern North Dakota sheriffs have issued no travel advisories, due to overland flooding after heavy rains hit the region Friday into Saturday. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman said the area has received 4 inches of rain in the past two days – on top of the existing snowpack – with more rain in the forecast.

FINLEY, N.D. – The Steele County Sheriff’s Department, Hatton Rural Fire District and other regional agencies continue to provide support to area residents during the area’s flooding. “A Steele County farmstead, which had dike protection, was inundated on Sunday night near Hatton,” said Steele County Sheriff Wayne...

A silver alert issued Wednesday by Cass County, North Dakota authorities has been canceled after a 69-year-old woman with dementia was located. The sheriff's office said Beverly Ann Battagler left her residence in the town of Hunter between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities don't know which direction she was traveling, but said she was believed to be driving a 2005 white Dodge Grand Caravan with North Dakota license plates 482-AYT.

Emergency crews from Traill and Steele counties will participate in a training exercise Wednesday, March 9 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Mayville State University. The exercise will simulate a full-scale emergency and involves an active threat scenario. The participating agencies include first responders, emergency crews and other stakeholders from the area including the fire departments from Mayville and Portland, West Traill Ambulance Service, Sanford Mayville, Sanford Hillsboro, the sheriff departments of Griggs, Steele and Traill Counties, Mayville State University and Traill County Emergency Management.

BINFORD, N.D. (KFGO) – One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash east of Binford Tuesday afternoon. The State Patrol says the driver of a semi failed to yield at the intersection of Highway 65 and a side road and collided with a car. The car’s driver braked but hit the semi.