Fire district rescues motorist on flooded Market Street
Lake of Egypt Fire Protection District Chief Kirby Crites said an elderly woman was rescued from a stalled car on South Market Street just north of Little Egypt Road by himself, Assistant Chief Frank Huffstutler, and three others. The car was left on the flooded road until waters recede. The spillway north of the lake was four feet deep, Illinois 148 closed from Old Route 13 to Little Grassy Road, and there were concerns the Crab Orchard dam near the Visitors Center might fail.
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Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Rescue: West Frankfort woman saved from rising waters
A West Frankfort woman was rescued after her car began taking on water. Witness Robin Barnes described seeing taillights in floodwaters and guiding the woman to crawl out. The caller identified by the dispatcher as Ryan, the driver’s son, who has been the anonymous voice in prior emergencies. Barnes, who was nearby at a daycare, recounted the moment and noted the driver was uninjured and cited.
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Rain floods roads across Southern Illinois counties
Severe rainfall closed or flooded numerous roads in Randolph, Hamilton, Hardin, Massac, and surrounding counties, with U.S. 45 and other streets waterlogged. No major accidents reported. Emergency shelters opened or planned in Anna, Shawneetown, Marion, and other towns as Red Cross coordinates aid. IDOT crews worked overnight to manage pavement flooding while power outages affected Southern Illinois University Carbondale buildings.
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Randolph County
Illinois
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IDOT
Hamilton County
Illinois 142
Illinois 14
Hardin County
Massac County
U.S. 45
Vienna
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Woodland Road
Hafer Road
Peach Street
Arctic Fox
du Quoin
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Johnston City
14Th Street
10Th
Market Streets
Kevin Grammer
Grammer
Sandra Webster
Red Cross Little Egypt Network
Gallatin County
Shawneetown
First Baptist Church
Anna
Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
West Frankfort
Marion
Webster
Pulaski
Little Egypt
American Red Cross
Walnut St
Herrin IL
Southern
Ilinois University
Carbondale
Rod Sievers
Dextre robot moved to new perch at space station
Astronauts relocated Dextre the 12 foot robot to a new outside perch on the International Space Station after assembling it in nine pieces and overcoming a minor waist joint software hiccup. The move comes ahead of Japan’s Kibo lab arrival and marks a major first chapter in the $200 million plus robot’s test plan.
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Kibo
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