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Drivers fearful of Black River Bridge relieved by recent construction Video included

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Some local drivers have feared that a bridge collapse like the one in Washington State this week could happen closer to home. People have been particularly fearful of the aging Black River Bridge that connects Black Rock and Portia on U.S. 63 in Lawrence County.

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    Poplar Bluff police are searching for a man they say hit his wheelchair-bound wife then set fire to her apartment. On Thursday officers were called to the Hillcrest Apartments, located in the 400-block
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    St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford, an Oklahoma native, is raising money for disaster relief in his home state.
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