Worry about floods in Missouri river towns eases, for now

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 6:21 p.m. CDT; updated 9:28 a.m. CDT, Thursday, March 18, 2010

ST. LOUIS — Concerns of early spring flooding in Missouri eased Wednesday as the Mississippi River crested north of St. Louis and the Missouri River began to fall, but forecasters said the risk of flooding remains high.

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