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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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Local political experts say the U.S. Supreme Court will decide what happens with the primary election ballots

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Officials on The Illinois election board declined to remove Donald Trump from the State's Primary ballot.

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) ---Local political experts say the U.S. Supreme Court will decide what happens with the primary election ballots John Shaw with the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute says that the decision is outside their expertise.

“It's gonna be resolved by legal entities, whether it's the Illinois Supreme Court or the US Supreme Court. So I think their calculation is why jump into a fight in which they don't have to,� Shaw said.

This is after a recommendation from that the former president be removed over his role in the January 6th riot.

“There is a clause in the 14th Amendment which says people who commit an insurrection should not be elected, should not be part of the federal government,� Shaw says. “People have argued if that clause is to have any meaning, certainly this comes pretty darn close.�

President Biden also had a separate challenge that the board threw out.

“I guess, it's predictable that no sooner than some tried to remove Donald Trump from the ballot than others tried to remove Joe Biden,� Shaw said.

Right now the former President is off of the Ballots in Maine and Colorado, and the states are still waiting for the Supreme Court's decision on if their rulings can stay.

“The US Supreme Court is gonna decide this. And they have oral hearings, I think on February 8th,� Shaw says, “Clearly they're gonna try to decide this relatively soon because, you know, the election is in November.�

Matt Lees is a Political Science professor at Southeastern Illinois College. He says if Illinois had removed Trump from the primary ballot it wouldn't impact his Campaign too much.

�14 other states have similar cases, and some of those states include Texas, Virginia,� Lees said.

Lees says if Trump was taken off the ballot there could have been reaction from downstate voters who feel like their voice is being diminished.

“Their feeling is that the legal system is being weaponized against the presidential candidate,� Lees said.