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  • 2 weeks ago | wqad.com | Holden Kurwicki

    SALEM, Ill. — A number of Illinois towns are cleaning up after days of rain caused flash flooding across the region. That includes areas near the Kaskaskia River, which is hovering around moderate flood stage. As the flood waters slowly recede back into the banks of the Kaskaskia River near Vandalia, IL, Rt. 51 has reopened for the first time in days. “It just came on so quick,” Salem Mayor Nick Farley said.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Holden Kurwicki

    “We had more rain that night than the city has ever had before,” Andrew Strong said. “Our measuring devices were overwhelmed at the water plant.”As the flood waters slowly recede back into the banks of the Kaskaskia River near Vandalia, IL, Rt. 51 has reopened for the first time in days. “It just came on so quick,” Salem Mayor Nick Farley said.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Holden Kurwicki

    Friday, April 4, would have been Ella Mertens 9th birthday, but 8 years ago she passed away from a congenital heart defect, which impacts one in every 100 newborns. ST. LOUIS — Losing a child is every parent’s worst fear, but after losing their daughter at a young age a St. Peters family is using their story to try and raise awareness of Congenital Heart Defects.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Holden Kurwicki

    "If we have a lot of rain that falls over several days the system should be able to handle that capacity,” Spencer said. ST. LOUIS — With as much as 5 inches of rain in the forecast through the weekend, crews with the Metropolitan Sewer District were out across St. Louis today preparing for the storm. Spencer said crews work 365 days per year to keep the stormwater flowing, but in a city the size of St. Louis, that can be a challenge.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Holden Kurwicki

    "If we have a lot of rain that falls over several days the system should be able to handle that capacity,” Spencer said. Example video title will go here for this videoExample video title will go here for this videoTo stream 5 On Your Side on your phone, you need the 5 On Your Side app. ST. LOUIS — With as much as 5 inches of rain in the forecast through the weekend, crews with the Metropolitan Sewer District were out across St. Louis today preparing for the storm.

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