More From Newsweek Vault: Start Growing Your Emergency Fund Today In a social media post, the Washington County IL Emergency Management Agency said, "Attention The failure of the Nashville dam is ...

According to Washington County Illinois Management Agency, a shelter-in-place was issued just before 5 a.m. Monday. It wasn't immediately known how long the order would be in place. Stream NBC 5 ...

Residents in Nashville, Illinois have been told to evacuate their homes with immediate effect amid fears that a nearby dam is at risk of failure. The town is located in Washington County in ...

Washington County first responders worked to evacuate ... USA TODAY has reached out to Illinois Department of Natural Resources' Office of Water Resources. A post on the agency's social media ...

But the lack of such an insurance option in areas like unincorporated parts of Washington County, Illinois — about an hour east of St. Louis — has some residents and flood victims left paying ...