"This was not because of any lack of integrity of the bridge in southeast Missouri, but because of a train that derailed and had a bunch of rail cars slamming around, " he said.

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She was employed by the Southeast Missouri Hospital Association in Cape Girardeau, which does not appear to be a particularly onerous commute, although for all I know US 61 in that area might be really brutal.

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Around the Southeast, meanwhile, authorities were investigating several reports of twisters from the system that had raked Missouri and Arkansas on Tuesday before heading eastward.

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