ST. LOUIS — A key stretch of the Mississippi River reopened to shipping Wednesday after hasty repairs were made to a lock damaged by a barge, marking the latest victory for stewards of the drought-plagued waterway they have maneuvered to keep open.
UPDATE: Mississippi River shipping resumes at Illinois lock
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 | 12:49 p.m. CST;
updated 9:28 p.m. CST, Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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