Though flooding left homes waist-deep in water and submerged cars, officials said the dam system operated as designed for flooding emergencies and no injuries were reported ... Read More

Parts of Northern Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma were also under thunderstorm watches. The heavy rain Monday left parts of the Midwest at risk of flash flooding. A stretch of ... Read More

The system produced at least three tornadoes, with wind speeds equivalent to that of a category two hurricane. Read More

Alton High's Jillian Dwiggins turned heads all season and was one of just two freshmen to earn a berth at the IHSA State Bowling Tournament, ... Read More

An elderly couple died in the flash flooding on Tuesday. The man and woman were from Alton and both 88-years-old. Their names are not being shared publicly at this time ... Read More

A look at flooding in Nashville, Ill. on Tuesday, July 16 from Conner Baugh. This is on the east side of Nashville. The road you see is Illinois 15. A look at flooding in Woodlawn, Ill., west of the ... Read More

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Westbound traffic on state Route 16 is stop and go over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge on Tuesday afternoon after a wreck shut down one lane of traffic, according to a post on X from the state Department ... Read More

PEORIA ( 25News Now) - Illinois State Police say a three-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes Interstate 74 led to lane closures during one of the busiest traffic times of the day. The crash was ... Read More

Residents in Nashville, Illinois have been advised to evacuate their homes due to flood damage at the Nashville dam, and the National Weather Service has upgraded the flash flood warning to a ... Read More

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On July 26, 2022, a secondary dam on the city reservoir was breached after over four inches of rain fell near Nashville in less than 12 hours, causing a 6-foot breach and flooding nearly 40 acres of ... Read More

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Cahokia Heights Police were dispatched to Illinois Route 15 and Pocket Road after receiving a call about the accident at 7:36 p.m., Cahokia Heights Detective DeMarius Thomas said. Kelley was traveling ... Read More

Prolonged amounts of rain started as early as 4 a.m. Tuesday morning in southwest Illinois, agitating the quick rise in water levels. The City of Salem is still dealing with the problems in the late ... Read More

Flooding has closed a few major travel routes north of the Heartland.According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, as of 2:30 p.m.:District 8I-64 is closed eastbound and westbound between ... Read More

Water overtopped a dam near Nashville, Illinois, sending first responders to the flooded area to make sure everyone got out safely. Read More

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Residents of about 200 homes in Nashville, Ill., were told to evacuate on Tuesday amid the risk of a dam failure. St. Louis was under a flash flood warning as the rain continued across state lines. Read More

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that at least five tornadoes touched down in the Chicagoland area Monday night during a powerful severe weather event. Read More

As severe weather moved through Central Illinois Monday night, people may have heard their local outdoor warning sirens going off, even though there wasn't a tornado warning in their area. This is ... Read More

The Nashville City Reservoir Dam in southern Illinois overtopped and flooded Tuesday after officials warned of an "imminent" dam failure. Read More

and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported a significant decline in the rate of accidents resulting in injuries per vehicle miles traveled. Rebuild Illinois has also put ... Read More