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People in the metro east are dealing with the aftermath of Saturday night's storms. One proving to be deadly.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader had a first-inning sacrifice fly in his return to St. Louis, rookie Anthony Volpe hit a go-ahead triple as part of his fifth straight multihit game and the New York Yankees beat the Cardinals 6-2 Saturday night for a doubleheader split. St. Louis won the rain-interrupted opener 11-4 behind [...]

COLLINSVILLE - Round two of the several storms weather pattern hit the region again around 4 p.m. on Saturday and delivered another strong punch. In Collinsville, several encountered tree limb damage after the storm, while some were without power. The worst spectacle was in the middle of Illinois Route 159 in the downtown area. Police had traffic blocked going into Collinsville after the roof from Home Furniture was blown off. The remnants went several feet away. The storm packed heavy rain, lightning and wind gusts estimated as high as 70 mph in Illinois and Missouri. The punch of the winds in Collinsville was very destructive, then the storm smacked Maryville, Glen Carbon and Edwardsville and onward. More on the Edwardsville storm situation in a separate story.

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GLEN CARBON - A portion of the walls going up on the new Olive Garden in Glen Carbon was knocked down Saturday afternoon. Edwardsville Fire Chief James Whiteford confirmed the walls were struck during the heavy windstorm. However, he said the main part of what had been constructed did remain intact. Whiteford also said his department fielded 18 storm-related calls today. "Anderson Rehab is on backup power," Whiteford said. "YMCA Godsen is also on backup power." Some in the Edwardsville vicinity are without power and have been told it may be Monday, July 3, before their power is live again. Many Ameren employees were dispatched up north because of the storm there, Ameren Illinois officials said on Saturday.

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A woman died Saturday after a tree fell and crushed her vehicle during an intense storm, police said.