Local News: Overnight rains cause flooding in Dodge County
Star Tribune: Flooding brings more damage to Dodge County
Kare 11: Heavy rains cause flash flooding in Dodge, Steele counties
Rains overnight Sunday into Monday morning measured up to three inches in places in Dodge County, causing damage to roads and homes. No injuries have been reported yet but people have been forced from their homes.
The real notable aspect of this story is within the Kare 11 online video report. I was extremely suprised that when the anchor finished talking an additional 30 seconds of b-roll footage of the rushing water was left playing. I can only immagine this is added to the online version because the video was only a short segment on the flood. This brings about the issue of online versions versus printed or broadcast versions. I think it will be interesting to see how much the Star Tribune's story of the flood will change over the course of the next several hours. The timing of this story is quite interesting simply because it broke early in the morning Monday, and will not be published in the paper until Tuesday morning. This time lapse surely will affect coverage and the nature of the writing. No longer will it be written as breaking news (as it is on the online version).