Kevin Vicker reports on the city of North Platte’s, in conjunction with the Corps of Engineers, planning efforts to contain flooding after the latest releases from Lake McConaughy in Ogallalla project the North Platte river in North Platte to rise to 8.1 feet by Saturday June 4. Hear quotes from Mayor Marc Kaschke, City Administrator Jim Hawks and Lincoln County Emergency Manager Jim Nitz.

The map below shows areas of the dike that will be worked on. Areas in green require relatively minor work, like adding sand bags and slightly raising the level. The areas in red require more extensive work, which may utilize bulldozers. Hawks said some trees may need to be removed and the city is aggressively working to get permission from property owners who own property that contains an area of the dike in the need of repair.