ST. LOUIS (AP) - Rising waters from the Mississippi River have prompted the Missouri Department of Transportation to close Missouri Highway 79 just south of the Louisiana, Missouri, city limits.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1mfy5YG) reports low areas near Buffalo Creek south of Route D were covered with water on Friday.
Meanwhile, farther north, U.S. 61 and 136 have been closed near Keokuk, Iowa, since Wednesday.
Steady downpours across the upper Midwest have caused the Mississippi River to rise and again threaten river-hugging towns above St. Louis.
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