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Weather Alert

.Showers and storms last night produced 1 to 3 inches of rainfall
across the Quad State. With another 6 to 10 inches of rainfall
forecast through Sunday, a particularly dangerous flooding and flash
flooding situation is expected.

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Flash flooding and flooding caused by excessive rainfall is
expected. With 1 to 3 inches already fallen and another 7 to 10
inches forecast, a particularly dangerous situation is likely to
develop.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and  southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...
...This is a particularly dangerous situation...

Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams,
and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams
may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings may be flooded.
Extensive street flooding may develop. Flooding may occur in homes,
businesses and other locations not normally subject to flooding.
Roadways may wash away near creeks and culverts.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of locally heavy rainfall over several days
will result in extreme forecast amounts of up to 1 foot of
rain that will cause the risk of flash flooding and flooding
to rise markedly and create a particularly dangerous flooding
situation.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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SIU faculty and students rally behind professor indicted for fraud

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Ming support rally

CARBONDALE (WSIL)---Mingqing Xiao was a professor for 20 years at SIU Carbondale, before being charged by the federal government for grant fraud.

The indictment says Mingqing "fraudulently obtained $151,099 in federal grant money from the National Science Foundation (NSF) by concealing support he was receiving from the Chinese government and a Chinese university."

At Friday's support rally, friends and colleagues of Mingqing maintain his innocence.

"I've known Xiao since 2015, and I believe that he is innocent, and I'm here to support him," said SIU Professor and Mingqing's friend, Tao Huang. "Ming has no mean bone in body. He is the nicest person you will ever meet, and he is also a community leader in our rural community."

The indictment came from a 2018 law enforcement effort called the China Initiative, designed as an effort to counter Chinese espionage in American business.

Supporters of Ming, said the effort and Ming's arrest--were based on other motives.

"This is racially motivated and this is a giant waste of taxpayers money. He is innocent, and if you put this man behind bars, you are destroying our community," said Huang.

Charges from the Department of Justice say Ming failed to disclose compensation he received from two Chinese universities while applying for grant funding.

Ming has maintained his innocence, and friends and colleagues alike wait for news before Day 3 of his trial in Benton on Monday, May 2.

"Hang in there. We're behind you. We support you," said Huang.

There is a set up to help with Ming's legal expenses. 

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