Midwest Threatened by Continued Flooding

More rain possible this weekend

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 25, 2007 9:05 AM CDT

(Newser) – Heavy flooding continues to beset the Midwest, with the prospect of even more rain looming, the AP reports. In northern Illinois, 143,000 are still without power since storms hit Thursday. Rain has stopped, but flooding is still a danger for hundreds of thousands of... Read full story »

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