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Mo. Disasters Cost $36M; Far Less Than Expected
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Confronted by a spate of natural disasters, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon cut funding for education and stockpiled tax revenues two years ago while committing $150 million to...
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President Obama Signs Mo. Disaster Declaration
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster declaration after severe storms struck Missouri from May 29 to June 10. The storms included one that spawned a tornado in...
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More Rain Expected in South-Central Missouri, Red Cross Responding
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMOX) — More rain is expected in already saturated areas of south-central Missouri, causing flooding that has forced the closure of I-44 and the evacuation of dozens. Over the last 48...
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Major Detours in Flooded Areas
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMOX) - MODOT says not only is I-44 flooded west of Rolla, Route 63 is now closed north of Rolla near Vienna and Westphalia. That will further complicate detours. Motorists are now...
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UPDATE: Sheriff IDs Child Killed in Missouri Flooding
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 23-year-old single mother made a distress call on her cellphone moments after her car was swept into floods in her hometown in south-central Missouri, killing her young son and...
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Nixon Seeks Disaster Declaration for Missouri Flooding
CONWAY, Mo. (AP) – Gov. Jay Nixon is asking the federal government to issue a major disaster declaration for 22 southern Missouri counties hit hard by this month’s floods. Nixon said Tuesday the costs...
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Missouri Sends Help To Colorado
story updated: Sunday September 15 at 2:20pm COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMOX) – An update on the Missourians headed to flood-weary Colorado for search and rescue efforts.. West County Fire Chief Ernie Rhodes has...
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Cold Snap Could Mean More Catastrophic Clean-Up
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) - Freezing and thawing this month are causing big problems for some St. Louis homeowners. Catastrophic cleaning companies have been inundated with calls from homeowners facing a...
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Spring Flooding Outlook
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – With the abundance of snow we’ve experienced over this long winter, is there a potential for spring flooding this year? One local weather expert is revealing his spring outlook with...
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Farmers and Business Owners File Suit Over Missouri River
(KMOX) - A group of farmers and business owners is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, claiming the agency mismanaged the Missouri River since 2006 and contributed to major flooding in five states....
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Flooding Preps Underway for St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Soon a cold and snowy winter will give way to a wet spring that could bring with it flood-level river waters. The Army Corps of Engineers spokesman Mike Petersen says that after last...
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Flood Insurance Rate Spikes Ripple Across Missouri, Illinois
ST. LOUIS (AP) - In a western Illinois city that hustles out sandbags every time the Mississippi River acts up, Shawn McNett is among Quincy’s fortunate because he’s not required to have flood...
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Gov. Nixon Declares State of Emergency
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) - Gov. Jay Nixon today declared a state of emergency in Missouri as a widespread severe weather system continued to move across the state, bringing heavy rain, hail, high...
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Illinois Inmates Help In Pre-Emptive Sandbagging
DU QUOIN, Ill. (AP) With flood season approaching, Illinois prison inmates are helping restock the supply of sandbags for makeshift levees. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (http://bit.ly/1sLDxoJ)...
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Minor Flooding in Parts of Northeast Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The Mississippi River is flooding in several towns north of St. Louis as a result of recent rains, and the high water will apparently stick around for several days. The National...
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Climate Change Report: More Flooding, Hotter Summers, Damaging Storms to Come
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - More flooding, hotter summers, an increase in damaging storms—that’s what we can expect from the latest federal report on climate change. The latest assessment of climate change...
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No $$$ For Sandbags In Clarksville
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A small Missouri city along the swollen Mississippi River has decided it won’t pay for temporary sandbags this year to protect its quaint business district and historic...
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Prisoners to Assist in Sandbagging Efforts in Clarksville.
Clarksville, MO (KMOX) Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has directed the Department of Public Safety to coordinate the state’s response to the flooding along the Mississippi River. As part of that response...
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Flooding Closes Rte. 79 North Of St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rising waters from the Mississippi River have prompted the Missouri Department of Transportation to close Missouri Highway 79 just south of the Louisiana, Missouri, city limits. The...
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Floods Threaten Upper Mississippi Riverbanks
LOUISIANA, Mo. (KMOX) – With the Mississippi flooding to the north of St. Louis, the call continues to go out for volunteers to help with sandbag work in Louisiana, Missouri. That’s a town without a...
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