From the banks of the Platte River, the Otoe Indians gave the wide, meandering waterway a name: Nebrathka. Roughly translated: flat water.

Jul 9, 2019 Jul 9, 2019 Updated Nov 5, 2019 0 Kearney, in addition to other towns in the surrounding area, is suffering the effects of Monday night's rainstorm. Roads and buildings are flooded ...

25-year-old woman buys out Payless store to donate shoes to Nebraska flooding victims Addy Tritt bought more than 200 pairs of shoes at a closing Payless in Kansas.

Flooding is also expected at Fontenelle Forest and low-lying roads east of Riverfront Drive. For historical context, the peak crest at was 36.29 feet in 2011 and 34.4 feet in 2019.

The 2019 "bomb cyclone," and flooding that spanned from March to July of that year, caused significant damage across Nebraska. Damage estimates range from $1.3 billion to $3 billion.

COUNTY DAM NEAR MALMO IN POOR CONDITION. A FAILURE COULD CLAIM LIVES. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN’S ERIN HAGERTY HEARD FROM THE LOWER PLATTE NORTH NRD ON HOW THE PROBLEM AROSE AS LOCAL OFFICIALS LOOK FOR A ...