Weather

As heavy rain poured into the Mohawk Valley Thursday, there were many reports of flooding across central New York.

City Manager Shelley Dickstein said a boil advisory has been issued for residents after the storms cut power to Dayton's pump stations, and that generators are being rushed in.

El Reno Mayor Matt White said during a news conference that "there have been two fatalities at this point in time," adding that officials are currently working to notify relatives.

Flood advisories have been issued for parts of New York's capital region.

As much as 18 inches (46 centimeters) of snow has fallen in parts of South Dakota.

It may be April Fools' Day, but it's no joke that some schools have had to delay opening today. Overnight, the snow fell and it has covered the roads.

The National Weather Service says the spring flood threat is above normal across the Adirondacks of northern New York and most of eastern, north-central and northeastern Vermont.

The Coast Guard is warning people to stay off Lake Champlain as the ice starts to melt in the warmer weather.

A western New York town official says he's hoping for a "gradual melt" of ice piles as tall as a house that formed along the Lake Erie shoreline after a wind storm last month.

The office of New York state Comptroller Thomas Dinapoli says it has reached agreements with Dollar General and Under Armour under which the companies will release plans for what they're doing to address climate change.