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Bridges reopen; lake drawdown continues

Three of Burlington’s four downtown bridges over the White and Fox rivers opened to traffic Friday evening, reconnecting a city that has been split in two by flood waters since Wednesday afternoon. The bridges over Bridge Street and at State and Adams streets opened early Friday evening and the bridge […]

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Utility scrambles to restore power

Crews from We Energies worked through the night Thursday at a site along Milwaukee Avenue near the Pick ‘n Save shopping center to install temporary transformers that will restore power to about 4,000 Burlington area residents. Those customers have been without power since late Wednesday afternoon when flood waters from […]

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Dalton memorial event cancelled

The memorial service celebrating the life of longtime Burlington High School coach and athletic director Don Dalton scheduled for Friday evening has been cancelled due to flooding in and around the Burlington area. The event was to be held at Don Dalton Stadium at Burlington High School at 7 p.m. […]

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Disaster recovery sites established in Burlington

The Racine County Human Services Department has established two disaster recovery sites in Burlington to assist Western Racine County residents who have been without power in their homes. The sites offer emergency FoodShare for those who currently participate in that program, as well as computer access and disaster recovery information, […]

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Power outage may linger into Friday or longer

Officials with We Energies have told the City of Burlington that it may take until midday Friday to restore power residents who have been with electricity since early Wednesday evening due to flooding. About 4,400 Burlington and Waterford residents have been without electricity and landline phone service, according to an […]

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Video updates on flooding in Burlington

Here are four videos captured Thursday morning of the flooding situation in downtown Burlington by Ed Nadolski of Southern Lakes Newspapers: Video update on Thursday morning flood conditions at Echo Park, Burlington: Swift Water Rescue Team video:   Veterans Terrace General Manager Bill Smitz discusses flooding at the reception facility: […]