ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cleanup is under way in the St. Louis area and neighboring Illinois after severe storms raked the region, damaging buildings and leaving more than 100,000 homes and businesses …
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cleanup is under way in the St. Louis area and neighboring Illinois after severe storms raked the region, damaging buildings and leaving more than 100,000 homes and businesses without power. There were no reports of serious injuries or deaths resulting from Friday night's storms. National Weather Service crews were assessing damage Saturday, trying to confirm whether tornadoes dropped down from the storm. One suburban St. Louis school district canceled its Saturday graduation ceremonies because of damage to the arena were the events were to have been held. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a state of emergency. Ameren says 84,000 homes and businesses it serves around St. Louis were without power as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday, along with 25,000 in Illinois from St. Louis' suburbs to central Illinois' Champaign area.
