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PHOTOS: Storm damage in Fredericktown, Mo.
The community gathers to welcome home Veterans Honor Flight #12 in Marion, Illinois. The Black Student Union and the Black Caucus of College Democrats at Southeast Missouri State University celebrated after a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 7 outside the bookstore to unveil a variety of black hair care products now on the shelves.
Fredericktown residents clean up after Wednesday’s storm
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KFVS) - Heartland residents are doing some surveying of the damage that Wednesday’s storms left behind. The Madison County EMA Director says it could’ve been a lot worse. He reports minimal damage across his county, including in Fredericktown where damage impacted several families. “I was a...
Drivers seriously injured in near head-on crash on Hwy. 51 in Perry Co., Mo.
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Two drivers were seriously injured in a near head-on crash in Perry County, Missouri on Tuesday afternoon, May 7. The crash happened at 12:04 p.m. on Highway 51 near County Road 206, which is near the Air Evac base. According to the Missouri State Highway...
Numerous trees down, widespread power outages in Fredericktown, Mo.
FREDERICKTOWN, Mo. (KFVS) - Numerous trees are down and widespread power outages are reported in Fredericktown after storms Wednesday night, May 8. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives reported 1,313 members are without power around 10:45 p.m. on Wednesday. By 3:30 p.m. there were 318 customers without power. According to...
Trees blocking some county roads in Perry County, Mo.
PERRY COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - Trees are blocking County Road 922 near Lithium on Wednesday night, May 8. According to an alert from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office, they have several reports of trees blocking the road, as well as near the 1000 block of County Road 816. They...
River Crests; Begins Dropping
Despite rains all night Sunday night, into early Monday morning, the Mississippi River is expected to continue dropping. According to the latest National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hydrography for Chester, Ill., the river crested last Friday at 31.14 feet, in he middle of the “minor flood” range which goes from 27 feet to 35 feet.
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