This image provided by CBS58 (WDJT) shows flooding through the streets of Milwaukee near American Family Field, where the Brewers and Mets were to play Sunday. (CBS58 (WDJT) via AP)
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flash flooding canceled the final day of the Wisconsin State Fair on Sunday as continued heavy rainfall in half a dozen Midwest states forced motorists to abandon their vehicles, cut power to thousands of households and closed busy roadways.
Organizers of the Wisconsin State Fair said they were scrapping the final day of the 11-day event after rains flooded the fairgrounds in West Allis, which is just outside Milwaukee.
“We are saddened we cannot deliver this final day of the Wisconsin State Fair but know that this is the best decision with current conditions and the forecast ahead,” organiz