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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Illinois...

Big Muddy River near Plumfield and Murphysboro.

.Levels will continue to fall on the Big Muddy River, dropping
below flood stage near Plumfield Sunday, and near Murphysboro
Tuesday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

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...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and will continue.

* WHERE...Big Muddy River near Plumfield.

* WHEN...Until early Sunday afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 22.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 14.0 feet Friday,
April 25.
- Flood stage is 20.0 feet.


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Paducah officer injured in crash, other driver arrested

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PADUCAH (WSIL) -- Two people, including a Paducah Police Officer, were injured in a crash Friday night. 

Officer Thomas Shiels was driving south on South 28th Street when a car ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed and Shiels could not stop in time to avoid a crash. 

The driver, 22-year-old Johnathan Holder of Cairo, told officers he was chasing another car and admitted to running the stop sign. 

Shiels was taken to Baptist Health Paducah for minor injuries. Holder also suffered minor injuries and was taken to Lourdes Hospital. 

A witness and video from Shiels' in-car camera confirmed the drivers' accounts of the crash. 

The crash was investigated by the McCracken County Sheriff's Department. Deputies found marijuana and marijuana cigarettes in Holder's vehicle. 

After treatment Holder was arrested and charged with wanton endangerment, DUI, reckless driving, failure to maintain insurance and disregarding a stop sign.Â