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Barges break loose on Mississippi River

SOUTH ST. LOUIS COUNTY, M. (KTVI) – A barge accident on the Mississippi River shut down the J.B. Bridge for a time early Sunday morning. The Coast Guard says that a total of 114 barges broke loose overnight from the Port of St. Louis. Ten barges sank.

KTVI’s George Sells has the story from St. Louis.