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Six counties in northwest Missouri have received federal disaster declarations for the flooding that blew the Missouri River out of its banks in June and July.

Six northwest Mo. counties receive disaster declaration

Rachel Lippmann

The federal government has approved the disaster declaration for six counties in northwest Missouri that were pounded by flooding along the Missouri…

Health, Science & Environment

FEMA decision means Missouri's share of Joplin cleanup costs goes up

Jo Mannies

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 4, 2011 - The federal government has denied Gov. Jay Nixon's request to extend the Expedited…

Judge tosses suit challenging FEMA flood mapping in S.W. Ill.

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit three southwestern Illinois counties filed to block the U.S. government from declaring the region's levees…

St. Louis lost a sixth person to the excessive heat.

Morning headlines: Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sixth heat-related death reported in St. Louis City this yearEarline Walker is the sixth person in St. Louis to die of heat-related causes this…

Debris from the May tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. The federal government will cover 90 percent of the costs in the hard-hit area designated for FEMA's enhanced cleanup payments, and the state of Mo. will pick up the remaining 10 percent.

State to cover Joplin's share in tornado cleanup

The city of Joplin is off the hook for paying for the first couple of months of debris removal following a devastating tornado in May.The federal…

Government, Politics & Issues

Responding to so many disasters, FEMA may face shortfall

Rob Koenig

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 25, 2011 - WASHINGTON - It's been a year of disasters, with twisters devastating Joplin and…

A home damaged by the "Good Friday" (April 22) tornadoes of 2011 in Ferguson, Mo.

FEMA deadline approaching for St. Louis County homeowners to register for assistance

St. Louis county homeowners or renters who were impacted by the April 22nd tornado or storms must register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency…

Council OKs southwestern Ill. levee upgrades

The people who oversee 64 miles of aging Mississippi River levees in southwestern Illinois have signed off on a $151 million plan to upgrade the barriers…

Government, Politics & Issues

Federal funds for firefighters - anti-terrorism program or employment subsidy?

Jason Rosenbaum

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: For Mike Eads, a federal grant program to help local fire departments forestall layoffs provided some…

A overturned car sits where a house once stood in Joplin, Mo. on May 24. Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon has announced that the federal government will pay 90 percent of costs associated with expedited debris removal from Joplin.

Feds to pay 90 percent of Joplin tornado cleanup

Marshall Griffin

Updated 5:07 p.m. to reflect that the cleanup work begins Wednesday.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says the federal government has agreed to pay a…