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Rock River Rising Due to Ice Jams

Moline Fire Department

Some residents of Moline are being warned to prepare for possible flooding. Ice jams in the Rock River near the I-74 bridge are causing the level of the river to rise. 

As of late Monday morning, it was one foot below flood stage
The police and sheriff's departments say people who live along the Rock should watch the river closely, and be ready to evacuate if necessary. That means packing clothes, medications, and pets. 

 

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A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.