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No damage from Election Day evening storms was found and SPC forecasts no severe storms for today. Bloomington, Ill., police had reported no arrest as of Nov. 3 coverage in the Halloween-weekend shooting that killed a 19-year-old woman and hurt 7.
Drops to Green if Bloomington, Ill., police report an arrest and no weather or outage problems emerge.Goes Orange if Storm damage or wider outages are reported, or a threat emerges in the Bloomington shootings.
This threat level is the 0400 Report's own assessment, not an official government alert, warning or declaration. For official alerts where you live, follow your local emergency officials and the National Weather Service. How we set it
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Police were called just after 1:20 a.m. Nov. 1 to the 100 block of East Division Street, where a 19-year-old woman died and seven others were hurt, one critically (ABC7 Chicago). Police said it appeared isolated with no ongoing threat. Patch and Advantage News reported police were seeking suspects; no arrest was found in a Nov. 5 search. Police ask for tips at 309-434-2532.
As of Nov. 3, KFVS12 reported 576 customers without power in southern Illinois, southeast Missouri and western Kentucky at 11:15 a.m., blamed on gusty winds ahead of a cold front, and KCTV5 reported a south Kansas City polling place lost power in the morning, with power restored. Searches on Nov. 5 found no reports of damage from the evening storm line. SPC's outlook for today shows no severe areas, with an upper low strengthening over the Great Lakes.
As of Nov. 1, ABC7 Chicago reported 7 people were shot during Halloween celebrations near the Indiana University campus, with one person arrested and a gun recovered; it was unclear whether that person was the shooter. No newer update was found.
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SPC (issued 11:51 p.m.
No Midwest travel disruptions were found; not checked beyond news searches.
Bloomington, Ill.: 1 dead, 7 hurt, no arrest found.
Bloomington, Ill.: 1 dead, 7 hurt, no arrest found. Bloomington, Ind.: 7 shot, 1 arrested (Nov. 1 report). Cape Girardeau, Mo.: police responded to a shots-fired report Nov. 3 evening; no injuries were reported in the snippet found.
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