CARUTHERSVILLE — The U.S. Coast Guard has closed a section of the Mississippi River to barge traffic over concerns that the wake from barges could increase the flood risk at Caruthersville in southeast Missouri.
Barge traffic shut down at Caruthersville
Friday, May 6, 2011 | 1:18 p.m. CDT
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