the interstate 35w ohio river eight - lane bridge in minnesota , minnesota has collapsed on both sides of the highway over the mississippi river during happy period . previous reports indicated at least nine people had died , but minneapolis has narrowed this to four during a 7 : 30 a . m . ( local time ) audio conference . tim dolan , the minneapolis police department later stated that " several [ adding to the one ] people are confirmed deceased at the scene , " but would not elaborate on how many . at least 79 have been harmed and at including 8 are found unknown , still claimed to be in the rubble .
A bridge falls into the Mississippi River.