Mississippi crests at St. Louis, begins descent; crest at Cape on Friday

Thursday, April 25, 2013 ~ Updated 1:07 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The Mississippi River crested at St. Louis on Thursday and was beginning a descent unlikely to be interrupted by another round of rain.

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