Storm cleanup begins in soggy Midwest
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland surveyed flood damage in Ottawa urging a federal major disaster declaration as 18 deaths were blamed on recent storms. Michigan utility crews restored power to most, while tornadoes tore through six areas along an 80 mile line. Wisconsin received a FEMA disaster declaration enabling grants and low interest loans.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ted Strickland
Strickland
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Ottawa
Michigan
National Weather Service
Fenton
Dick Beauchamp
Genesee-Lapeer
American Red Cross
Overhaul of flood insurance stalls in Congress
Congressional efforts to reform the National Flood Insurance Program stall despite warnings from experts. Recent Midwest flooding and the Katrina Rita disasters highlighted structural flaws and rising debt. Lawmakers have raised the borrowing limit but not enacted meaningful changes, risking taxpayer bailouts and continued underpricing of risk.
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Congress
Washington
Midwest
Robert Hunter
Consumer Federation of America
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Hawaii Superferry launches amid environmental concerns
The $95 million Hawaii Superferry Alakai began a three hour interisland voyage from Kahului to Honolulu with over 500 passengers and 150 cars aboard. Officials cited post 9 11 travel resilience while environmental groups challenge the project over whale risk and invasives. Passengers praised the ride though protesters warned of pollution and disruption to island waters.
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Kahului
Hawaii
Hawaii Superferry
Maui
Stephen Imamoto
Honolulu
Alan Kahanu
Islands
Superferry
John Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Hawaii Supreme Court
Joyclynn Costa
Haiku
Wildfire crisis grows near Ketchum Idaho as winds drive evac
Crews brace for a second day of windy conditions fueling a lightning sparked blaze in central Idaho near Ketchum. The fire expands to 40 square miles prompting evacuation of more than 1,000 homes and school closures in Blaine County. Firefighters report embers near buildings as they race to prevent spread across the Wood River Valley highway. No buildings lost and no serious injuries reported yet according to Sawtooth National Forest officials.
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Boise
Idaho
Ketchum
Julie Thomas
Sawtooth National Forest
Thomas
Blaine County
Wood River Valley
Darcy Hahnkamp
Michael Crites
Heber Hot Shots
Arizona
Officials seek trapped Utah miners with new robotic camera
In Huntington Utah officials press on after three weeks with six miners missing from a collapsed coal mine. A robotic camera like the World Trade Center search device will be lowered into a drilled hole to seek life, as families hold out hope and await results from a seventh borehole possibly aimed at the kitchen area where miners train to flee.
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Huntington
Utah
Colin King
Federal and Company
World Trade Center
New York City
King
Federal Mine Safety Agency
Cesar Sanchez
Manuel Sanchez
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Kailua
Tegaent
W. Plaza
Carterville, IL
WilkeWindow.com
Union Pacific
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Woodmen
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