A new report on Devils Lake flooding addresses an overall basin plan, additional outlet capacity, saving the town of Minnewaukan and buying out structures in counties not previously affected. ...

Crews are working to contain a southern Idaho wildfire that has burned more than 510 square miles, or an area larger than the city of Los Angeles. Fire officials say the 327,000-acre Long Butte...

Scientists say a light earthquake that struck Wyoming could be felt in most of the western half of the state as well as portions of eastern Idaho. The magnitude-4.8 temblor struck shortly after...

Engineers hope to be able to reinforce the cork in the bottle at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, possibly starting as early as Monday. An experimental cap has held back the oil for more than two...

Firefighters have nearly contained a wildfire smoldering in the high desert north of Los Angeles. The fire has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the Antelope Valley. It was 82 percent...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning residents in the Omaha area of possible Missouri River flooding. The corps' Robert Ruch says the river is expected to rise to 28.5 feet this weekend,...

Federal officials are defending their response to devastating flooding in Tennessee that killed 22 people earlier this year while acknowledging they could have done a better job communicating with...

BP is anxiously watching the new cap on its troublesome well in the Gulf of Mexico, which so far has stopped the flow of oil. Over the next two days, BP will take regular pressure readings. A drop...

A wildfire burning four miles north of Flagstaff is fully contained after charring more than 15,000 acres. U.S. Forest Service officials say the so-called Schultz Fire has burned an estimated...

Hurricane Alex's wind is blowing at 80 mph on a collision course with Mexico and the southern Texas coastline. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says the storm is expected to deal only a glancing...