ST. LOUIS — Barge traffic on the Mississippi River was at a standstill for a second day Friday in both directions near St. Louis as crews scrambled to clear sediment crimping navigation along a stretch of the waterway.
Sediment shuts down Mississippi River at St. Louis
Friday, November 18, 2011 | 7:32 p.m. CST
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