Flooding

South Dakota faced unprecedented, 1,000-year flooding in the last year. Yet through the mud and lost homes heroes were made.

Officials say those who cannot come apply in person can still do so online. The agency has already approved $8,255,543 in disaster assistance in South Dakota.

Summertime is usually about fun in the sun and cooling off in the water. For many residents of North Sioux City though, and especially those on the banks of McCook Lake, it was nothing short of a disaster.

After multiple storms brought flooding and damage across eastern South Dakota FEMA now has four Disaster Recovery Centers to assist residents. The four counties with Disaster Recovery Centers are Davison, Lincoln, Turner, and Union.

926 applications have been approved in Turner, Lincoln, Davison and Union counties.

South Dakota businesses and residents now have access to low-interest federal disaster loans.

25 counties qualify for federal funding at the state, tribal or local government level. Four counties qualify for individual residence or business assistance.

The Friends of the Big Sioux River joins us to dive into their water testing results. We learn how the river's health is improving but you should wait to go for a dip.

Some roads are still inundated after June flooding swept across southeastern South Dakota. That has created a problem for local transit authorities.

After much of southeastern South Dakota saw flooding this summer, the road to recovery has been long.