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Flood project holds up in Browns Valley

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Residents of Brown's Valley, Minnesota are nervously holding their breath to see if a brand new flood diversion project will keep their city dry from a rising Red River. For a few tense hours yesterday it looked like it wouldn't. The $4.2 million project started years ago, but isn't quite finished. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Brown's Valley Mayor Jeff Backer.