St. Paul's Holman Field reopens as water recedes
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The downtown St. Paul airport Holman Field has reopened as floodwaters on the Mississippi River recede.
A spokesman tells KSTP-TV the airport reopened around 2 p.m. Monday, less than a week after planes were forced to leave the airfield over flooding concerns.
The Mississippi crested Saturday afternoon in St. Paul at 17.1 feet, a foot lower than expected.
Workers are dismantling a temporary levee on Shepard Road.
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By Thursday evening the river is expected to be at 13.6 feet, which would take St. Paul out of flood stage.
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Information from: KSTP-TV
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