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All-new morning update: Rain today, gone tomorrow

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By Times online staff | Friday, April 25, 2008 5:56 AM CDT | () comments

Wesley Snipes gestures Thursday while leaving federal court in Ocala, Fla. Snipes was sentenced to 36 months in prison for willful failure to file a tax return. (AP Photo)

Good morning, Quad-Cities. At 5:34 a.m., it’s 65 degrees under partly cloudy skies with 84 percent humidity. The National Weather Service is calling for a 90 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today with a high near 70 degrees. Tonight will be breezy with a low around 39 degrees. For the weekend, we can expect sunny skies with a high of 56 degrees on Saturday, and a chance on showers on Sunday with a high near 52 degrees.

Remember actor Wesley Snipes, action star of the “Blade” trilogy, “White Men Can’t Jump,” and “Jungle Fever”? After haggling with revenue agents, criminal investigators and U.S. prosecutors for almost a decade, Snipes paid his back taxes to the tune of $5 million yesterday before being sentenced to prison. His motivation for not paying taxes since 1998? He said he was the victim of crooked advisers, a liability of wealth and celebrity that attracts “wolves and jackals like flies are attracted to meat.” The judge wasn’t totally convinced; Snipes still got three years.

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Today’s events

• Flea market in Rock Island (9 a.m.)

• Take Back The Night in Rock Island (5 p.m.)

• Trivia night in Davenport (6 p.m.)

• River Bandits vs. Loons in Davenport (7 p.m.)

Weekend events

Saturday

• Boat safety class on Arsenal Island (8 a.m.)

• Car safety seat check in Davenport (9 a.m.)

• Spring Chaser 5K run in Rock Island (9 a.m.)

• Fly fishing demonstration in Muscatine (11 a.m.)

• Kite flying in Dixon (1 p.m.)

• River Bandits vs. Loons in Davenport (7 p.m.)

Sunday

• Party for the Planet at Niabi Zoo (9:30 a.m.)

• Spring Run motorcycle ride in Bettendorf (10 a.m.)

• Tree and shrub giveaway in Davenport (Noon)

• LumberKings vs. Lugnuts in Clinton (2 p.m.)

• John Denver tribute in Princeton (5:30 p.m.)

• Blues jam in Davenport (7 p.m.)

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Latest multimedia

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Flooding rivers

The Mississippi River in the Quad-Cities is continuing to fall. The river currently is at 16.22 feet. Flood stage is 15.0 feet. The river looks to be holding steady before a predicted rise beginning tomorrow that will continue through Wednesday.

Here’s a look at other area river levels …

• Mississippi River at LeClaire, Iowa: 10.35 feet / flood stage is 11.0 feet

• Wapsipinicon River at DeWitt, Iowa: 12.36 feet / flood stage is 11.0 feet

• Rock River at Moline: 12.63 feet / flood stage is 12.0 feet

• Iowa River at Columbus Junction, Iowa: 20.05 feet / flood stage is 19.0 feet

• Cedar River near Conesville, Iowa: 14.3 feet / flood stage is 13.0 feet

Road closures

Spring weather brings with it area road closures for the Quad-Cities. Currently, there are 24 projects affecting city and/or county roads in the region. Check the list before you head out this morning.