Midwest Flooding Collapses Rail Bridge, Forces Evacuations, and Kills at Least One

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.—A railroad bridge collapsed during flooding in the Midwestern U.S. that has led to water rescues, evacuations, and at least one death and has brought additional misery during a vast and stubborn heat wave. The bridge connecting North Sioux City, South Dakota, with Sioux City, Iowa, collapsed into the Big Sioux River late Sunday, an emergency manager said. Images from local media showed a large span of the steel bridge partially underwater as floodwaters rushed over it. Some of the trusses collapsed, Jason Westcott, an emergency manager in Union County, South Dakota, told KCAU-TV. There were no reports of injuries from the collapse, which occurred around 11 p.m. The bridge’s owner, BNSF Railway, had stopped operating it as a precaution during the flooding, spokesperson Kendall Sloan said. Trains are being rerouted....