Minot, N.D., CBS-TV affiliate KXMC, gets kudos for its real-time information, including status of homes in the flooded area, observes Grumpy Editor.
Its Web site also contains information on the flood, road conditions plus community announcements.
The Souris River, which peaked Sunday at levels not seen in more than a century, is slowly receding in Minot, but remains above flood stage.
About 4,000 homes are flooded, and a quarter of the town's 40,000 residents are displaced.
The Channel 13 station this week has been airing aerial TV footage shot from military helicopters. Homeowners watch in hopes of getting a reading on the status of their properties.
KXMC's news operation during the flood is mainly an Olson family affair.
Perry Olson is the station’s morning anchor. His father, Jim, also news director, takes over in the afternoon as Perry’s younger brother, Tim, assists in the control room and sister, Carolyn, handles newsroom telephones.
The station’s Web site continues to remind residents to boil water, emphasizing “do not consume tap water or use it for tasks like washing dishes, brushing teeth, washing and preparing food, formula, ice, etc.”
KXMC, which serves the northern half of western North Dakota, was the first TV station in the state, going on the air in 1953 as KCJB.
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