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Flood of '16 breaks record in Cape, surpasses Great Flood of 1993
(Local News ~ 01/01/16)
The Mississippi River broke an all-time record in Cape Girardeau on New Year's Day, passing the previous crest established in the Great Flood of 1993. According to the latest river statement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the river reached 48.61 feet at about 3 p.m. on the holiday...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 01/01/16)
Today is Friday, Jan. 1, the first day of leap year 2016. There are 365 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that slaves in rebel states shall be "forever free."...
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Out of the past: Jan. 1
(Out of the Past ~ 01/01/16)
Authorities are investigating a "fire of suspicious origin" that destroys an apartment building in the 300 block of South Pacific Street; the fire is discovered around 6:19 a.m. by one of the tenants of the one-and-one-half story frame structure that had been converted into a five-unit apartment house; all tenants escape safely into the frigid early-morning darkness...
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Floodwater flows over levee in Southern Illinois; evacuation, sandbagging underway
(Local News ~ 01/01/16)
ALEXANDER COUNTY, Ill. -- The Len Small levee in Alexander County was overrun by Mississippi flood waters Friday afternoon, meeting the predictions from Alexander County officials that ordered evacuations. People began evacuating from Olive Branch, Unity, Hodges Park, Sandusky, East Cape Girardeau and McClure on Thursday. ...
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