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            <title>Connect Tri-States - Water Issues</title>
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            <description>Latest news on water issues from around Region, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and the Nation</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[QFD ready to rescue plane crash victims]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristen Aguirre]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 14:50:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[House fires, car accidents, ice rescues...the Quincy Fire Department is ready to respond to anything. That includes airplane crashes. KHQA's Kristen Aguirre shows you how Q-F-D prepares for any kind of aircraft disaster.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electric, water and sewer rates likely to rise for Hannibal residents]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 11:15:18 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Hannibal residents will see utility rates go up in the coming months.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What to do about the Hannibal flood gates]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 May 2013 16:51:34 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[John Hark says the Hannibal floodgates will stay in for at least another week while the river starts a slow drop.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Infrastructure upgrades needed now to Mississippi River system]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[KHQA Newsdesk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Upgrades are needed as the lock and dam system built in the 1930s continues to show the signs of age.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flood 2013 Updates]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Aerial photos and video added -- A list of notes from the Spring Flood 2013. Stay here for frequent updates.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Homemade levee protects home from floodwater]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:52:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Jonathon Pollock constructed a homemade levee to protect his house from rising floodwater.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hannibal and Sawyer's Creek eager for flood clean up]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Delk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:22:46 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[City crews and business owners in Hannibal are ready to get to work.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Restricted water use lifted in Macomb]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:35:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Macomb residents got the all-clear to take a nice long shower Thursday morning and the boil order was lifted Friday morning.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heavy rains flood Tri-State roads, many impassable]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[UPDATED: New info for Pike and Scott Counties in Illinois Friday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Some people moving out of Beardstown at least temporarily]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=889957]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Whitfield]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:15:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Illinois River surpassed the flood record that was set back in 1943. Officials now say the river will crest later this week at 29.9 feet.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Waiting for a record setting crest on the Illinois River]]></title>
            <link><![CDATA[http://www.connecttristates.com/news/story.aspx?id=890020]]></link>
            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Delk]]></dc:creator>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:00:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Almost half the levee has been sandbagged. The river isn't expected to crest until Friday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clarksville community rolls up sleeves to meet the rising river]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:35:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Clarksville residents and volunteers have been working around the clock to keep the river from flowing in their streets. KHQA's Kristen Aguirre shows you how locals and strangers are teaming up to save the city.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Red Cross: Looking for help? Looking to help?]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:55:50 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red Cross is assessing needs with local officials.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Quinn: State of Emergency for northern half of Illinois]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:40:00 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Communities are dealing with severe river and flash flooding following storms Wednesday and Thursday.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flooding prompts Missouri Governor to declare state of emergency]]></title>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:41:03 CDT]]></pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Missouri National Guard citizen-soldiers will assist communities along the Mississippi River in flood fight after heavy rains this week]]></description>
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