RAPID CITY, SD (KELO) — Fifty years later, it’s hard to wrap our minds around the devastation caused by one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. REPORTER STEVE HEMMINGSEN: “June ...

The flood crested at 12:15 a.m., when an estimated 50,000 cubic feet per second of water reached downtown Rapid City. By 5 a.m. the next day, Rapid Creek was once again within its banks.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — 50 years after floodwaters raged through Rapid City, and following 5 years of writing and editing, former mayor Don Barnett has finished his book. Barnett was mayor ...

The flood on June 9, 1972 ravaged a large swath of Rapid City, killing 238 people, injuring more than 3,000, and damaging or destroying 4,155 homes and 5,000 vehicles.

Regarded as the worst recorded flood in South Dakota's history, the 1972 flood would alter the look of Rapid City and help change how the federal government responds to natural disasters. Corey ...

It's been 36 years since the world turned upside down when flood waters raged through Rapid City on June 9, 1972. Youthful images of the 1972 flood Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

1972 Rapid City Flood This was the scene at Baken Park early Saturday morning, June 10, 1972. The flood had raced through stores and gas stations the night before, ...

Fifty years ago, on the night of June 9, 1972, a wall of water rushed through the center of Rapid City, S.D. By the next morning, the flood had killed at least 238 people and caused as much as ...

FARGO — The Great Flood of Noah, along with other folk stories from cultures and traditions all over the world, may be related. A recent article by Chris Baraniuk for The Atlantic, which alludes ...