LANSING, Iowa — The ferry across the Mississippi suspended service until high winds die down. Th ferry normally runs 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. 12 cars at a time. Gusts of 45 to 60 mph were predicted overnight in a broad swath of Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota and northwest Iowa. Forecasters said the winds were prelude to a weekend storm that could drop 20 inches of snow.
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