The Neosho rises nearly to the top of the Marsh arch bridge at Humboldt; the park itself was under water.Just .40 inches of rain fell Wednesday, bringing the month’s total to 13.14 inches. The Neosho…

With the recent onslaught of rain, local farmers are hopeful its short-lived. Shawn Geffert, whose farms include much of the envied rich river bottom soil, is not too distraught: “I’d rather have it wet than…

Iolan Shayne Shaughnessy set up his own version of an early flood warning system. About a half block from his home at the intersection of South Washington and Rock, Shaughnessy placed a small orange flag. …

Derek and Stephanie Slaughter went through boxes piled up outside of their storage unit near the Neosho River and State Street in Iola on Wednesday afternoon hoping they had picked out all of their sentimental…

The Royals’ two-game series in St. Louis will be played on the same day. Because of severe weather in the forecast Tuesday night, the opener of the Royals-Cardinals series was postponed and will be made…

PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) — Much of Kansas remains under flood warnings or watches as heavy rains are expected to push streams and rivers out of their banks. The National Weather Service says more than 3.5…

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the largest amount of water to run through Keystone Dam in 21 years after torrential downpours soaked the Arkansas River drainage basin in northeastern…

In just over a year’s time, the nation’s rainfall fortunes have shifted suddenly and dramatically. Rainfall famine has turned to rainfall feast. The amount of U.S. real estate covered by drought is about as low…

Soggy roads are soft, sloppy roads, Allen County’s Public Works Director Mitch Garner warned commissioners at their meeting Tuesday morning. Until the rain stops and the ground dries, there’s not a lot county crews can…

MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Officials in eastern Iowa and other states along the Mississippi River are preparing for record or near-record crests. The Rock Island gauge at Davenport showed the level this morning at a…