Recent storms ease drought in middle of U.S.

Monday, March 11, 2013 | 4:33 p.m. CDT; updated 7:23 p.m. CDT, Monday, March 11, 2013

ST. LOUIS — Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation's midsection, swelling some major inland rivers to near flood stage and drenching some farmland enough to possibly delay fast-approaching spring planting.

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