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Body found in mudslide near in western Wisconsin

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Emergency management reports flooding problems across the state as heavy rain fell across Wisconsin.
 
LaCrosse television Station WKBT reports a body was found after a mudslide destroyed a home near Victory, Wisconsin. The mudslide pushed a home onto Highway 35 
   
Officials also were monitoring dams on the La Crosse River near West Salem and the Black River in Jackson County. They said neither dam was at immediate risk of failure.
 
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In Waushara County, authorities report one town road is washed out and is closed. Bird Creek by Wautoma is over its bank, sandbags are in place around one home. Debris is blocking a stream on Willow Creek near Booth by Lake Poygan, causing a backup and pressure against the bridge. Water is over the road near Pine River on County Road H.
 
Up to ten inches of rain fell in parts of western Wisconsin since Wednesday afternoon. Flash Flood Warnings are in effect for the region.