Troops Called Out.
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Barricades Strengthened.
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Evacuees to be housed in local Civic Center, but this time it is stocked with fine wines and caviar.
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The only excitement was catching the tale end of Republican scumbag Karl Rove. Below left is his butt escaping into a hulking SUV.
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Crossing the Mississippi close to the Twin Cities (with lots of bugs on the windshield).
* a Chicagoan in the Twin Cities