KOAA - Colorado Springs & Pueblo

A new NASA satellite designed to help predict disruptive solar storms has begun transmitting data to Earth about five weeks after launch. University of Colorado scientists say they began getting information from the Solar Dynamics Observatory on Friday. Controllers have been adjusting the satellite's Earth orbit since the Feb. 11... more »

The projected crest of the Red River at Fargo, N.D., has dropped a half-foot, which is good news for a city braced for flooding. The National Weather Service revised its projection Friday to show the Red at 37.5 feet above the flood stage by Sunday morning. That's down from an... more »

Highs were 35-40 degrees colder than Thursday across eastern Colorado on Friday, with gusty winds and widespread areas of snow and fog. Highs and lows included: 26  30  Colorado Springs 30  36  Pueblo 23  38  Alamosa 30  36  La Junta 30  36  Lamar 28  34  Springfield 33 ... more »

It's not easy for farmer Brian Thomas to get to town as floodwaters cover fields in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D. He has to take a motorboat across a cornfield before he can jump in his car and drive to the nearest town. As Fargo and neighboring Moorhead,... more »

Melting mountain snow has triggered a mud flow near a rock slide area in La Plata County, leaving behind muck as deep as 4 feet in some spots on East Animas Road along the Animas River. County workers closed the road Tuesday as mud and debris coursed down Missionary Ridge... more »

Mac Butler is among the final holdouts in an already flood-ravaged Fargo, N.D., neighborhood where many homeowners have opted to accept government money to relocate. On Sunday, the Red River is expected to crest up to 20 feet above the flood stage. That means its overflowing waters could rush... more »

Iowa communities along the Des Moines River are getting ready for flooding as the water level of a reservoir north of the capital rises. The Army Corps of Engineers says the water could start flowing over the spillway by Monday. Corps of Engineers' spokesman Ron Fournier says the reservoir's... more »