NewsJanuary 31, 2019

Scenes from along the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

Jacob Wiegand, Tyler Graef
Aislyn Heise of Jackson, 8, tosses a piece of ice into the Mississippi River as more ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. Heise came out to the river with her grandparents, Sherry and Mark Snider of Dexter. "It's amazing the power of the river," Mark said. "It's neat to see all the ice. It kind of humbles you. Makes you feel kind of small in the universe when you're down around something like this."
Aislyn Heise of Jackson, 8, tosses a piece of ice into the Mississippi River as more ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau. Heise came out to the river with her grandparents, Sherry and Mark Snider of Dexter. "It's amazing the power of the river," Mark said. "It's neat to see all the ice. It kind of humbles you. Makes you feel kind of small in the universe when you're down around something like this."
Tyler Myers of Cape Girardeau pays a visit to the edge of the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Tyler Myers of Cape Girardeau pays a visit to the edge of the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Billy Kramer of Cape Girardeau stands along the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Billy Kramer of Cape Girardeau stands along the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Ice flows along the Mississippi River on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, near the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau.
Ice flows along the Mississippi River on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, near the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau.
A barge from the Ingram Barge Company makes its way up the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
A barge from the Ingram Barge Company makes its way up the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Ice flows along the Mississippi River on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Ice flows along the Mississippi River on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Ice flows along the Mississippi River on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Ice flows along the Mississippi River on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
People stand along the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
People stand along the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.
Ezekiel Tayloe, originally of Cottonwood, Arizona, and now Cape Girardeau, stands near the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, near the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau.
Ezekiel Tayloe, originally of Cottonwood, Arizona, and now Cape Girardeau, stands near the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, near the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau.
TJ Hendrix, 9, right, loses his grip on a stone while trying to toss it into the ice-choked Mississippi River while visiting the Cape Girardeau riverfront with his sister, Taylor, left, and parents, Toby and Anne Hendrix (not pictured) Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.
TJ Hendrix, 9, right, loses his grip on a stone while trying to toss it into the ice-choked Mississippi River while visiting the Cape Girardeau riverfront with his sister, Taylor, left, and parents, Toby and Anne Hendrix (not pictured) Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.
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Scenes from along the Mississippi River as ice flows downstream Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, in Cape Girardeau.

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