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Flights resume at Milwaukee airport after storms

Stranded travelers weary from an overnight stay in a Milwaukee airport began flying out Friday afternoon, one day after powerful storms pounded southeastern Wisconsin and caused widespread flooding that grounded all flights.

Both commercial runways at Mitchell International Airport were covered with water Friday morning. Crews cleared one runway and reopened it to air traffic about 1 p.m., airport spokesman Ryan McAdams said. He said it was too early to say when the other might reopen.  Read more at The Associated Press

Milwaukee Rainfall Causes Sinkhole

A 40-foot-wide Milwaukee sinkhole swallowed a car and driver – and a stoplight – Thursday night after torrential rainfall in the Great Lakes region.

The sinkhole is approximately 20 feet deep, according to Milwaukee’s Department of Public Works. Businesses surrounding the downtown intersection with the sinkhole have been evacuated while the compromised ground is tested to make sure it will not collapse further.

Bystanders rescued the driver of the car and police cordoned off the area immediately after the accident. The city left the car running overnight to burn off its gasoline before attempting to remove it and clean the area.

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