River rises higher than projected, but situation doesn't worsen in Mo.

Sunday, June 22, 2008

FOLEY, Mo. -- Amid the battle to hold back the swollen Mississippi River, some towns in northeastern Missouri and Illinois got an unwelcome surprise Saturday as river levels rose higher than projected.

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