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The Latest: Illinois governor tours flood-damaged areas

The flooded Crescent area of west St. Louis County, Mo., including the Aberdeen Golf Club near Eureka, is seen from the overlook in Bluff View Park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. The worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood is over in the St. Louis area, leaving residents of several water-logged communities to spend the first day of 2016 assessing damage, cleaning up and figuring out how to bounce back — or in some cases, where to live. (Jennie Crabbe/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
The flooded Crescent area of west St. Louis County, Mo., including the Aberdeen Golf Club near Eureka, is seen from the overlook in Bluff View Park on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. The worst of the dangerous, deadly winter flood is over in the St. Louis area, leaving residents of several water-logged communities to spend the first day of 2016 assessing damage, cleaning up and figuring out how to bounce back — or in some cases, where to live. (Jennie Crabbe/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER OUT; THE ALTON TELEGRAPH OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press 1 min read

The latest developments on flooding in the Midwest (all times local):

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8:30 a.m.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is continuing his tour of flood-damaged areas in central and southern Illinois.

His six stops on Saturday include Cairo (KEHR’-oh) and Olive Branch. About 20 Illinois National Guard soldiers have been activated to help with recovery efforts.