The Omaha Fire Department has confirmed they have found a body in the car that drove into the Missouri River Sunday evening.

The dry winter is reducing the flood risk forecasts for this spring in the Missouri River basin and within the Souris River Basin.

After almost three consecutive weeks of below-zero temperatures, North Dakota is now seeing "unseasonably warm weather," according to meteorologists.

We spoke with National Weather Service Hydrologist Andrew Kalin about what this ice could mean for those along the river.

Omaha police and fire crews are searching for a car they say drove into the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park.

There were two significant ice jams on the Missouri River near Bismarck in 2009 and 2024, but this year, the water is flowing freely.

Ice jams happen when warmer weather moves in. As the ice melts it breaks into chunks. That ice floe floats downstream. The chunks can become lodged in tight or curved areas creating a dam of sorts. The blockage reduces the flow of the river, resulting in flooding.

Snowmelt from below average snowpack threatens low runoff in the Missouri River basin, impacting agriculture and transportation.

Omaha police and fire departments are on the scene near Dodge Park trying to pull a vehicle out of the Missouri River.

Yankton’s Sierra Club Discovery Group will host Wayne Nelson-Stastny at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, at the House of Brands, 3104 Douglas Ave., Yankton.

Omaha police and fire crews are searching for a car they say drove into the Missouri River near N.P. Dodge Park.