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Buffalo, IA (AP) — Dale O'Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch. He got his money's worth Monday as the Mississippi crested at a near-record high just feet from his home, which was surrounded by sandbags and with a sump pump hose snaking from his basement. "It was a lot of work to get the sandbags in place but then it was just a matter of watching and hoping it goes down," said O'Donnell, a 79-year-old retiree who bought the house three years...

BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) - Dale O'Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and

Despite the good news, in the next few days officials will be checking their floodwalls and sandbag barriers closely.

BUFFALO, Iowa—Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because ...

The rising river, caused by a surge of water from melting snowfall to the north, likely will rank in the top 10 of all time in many places, but the National Weather Service still said the river levels generally will remain well below past records.