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Vehicles are stalled after being swept underwater on Forest Park Parkway on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, during historic rainfall and flooding in St. Louis.

Parson requests federal disaster declaration to fix St. Louis flood damage

Jeremy D. Goodwin

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson formally requested federal assistance for people affected by devastating flash floods last week in St. Louis.

Garry Olson, left, and Sean Boyle, both of the Spanish Lake Fire Department, rescues Victorria Adams, 25, and her 9-month-old daughter Amiri Scott, from extreme flooding engulfing The Reserve at Winding Creek apartment complex on Tuesday in Hazelwood.

Government, Politics & Issues

St. Louis and St. Louis County need residents to report flood damage to seek federal aid

Chad Davis

St. Louis County leaders are urging residents to report property damage caused by flash floods this week by calling 211, the United Way’s hotline to track damage. County leaders say reporting the damage will help the Federal Emergency Management Agency determine how to provide resources.

Bricks tumble off a damaged home in central Oklahoma after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit in 2011. This is the kind of damage homes in southeastern Missouri and up through St. Louis could expect if the New Madrid Seismic Zone sparks a major earthquake.

Economy & Business

Why so few houses have earthquake insurance near Missouri’s New Madrid Seismic Zone

Corinne Ruff

Only about 12% of homes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in Missouri’s southeastern tip have earthquake insurance, a dramatic decline since 2000.

Health, Science & Environment

Annual Earthquake Drill Shakes Things Up In Missouri, Illinois

This morning, residents of Missouri, Illinois, and seven other Central U.S. states participated in an earthquake preparedness drill.The annual event is…

Mo. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, pictured here in 2010.

Government, Politics & Issues

Kinder blasts Nixon Admin. for skipping disaster recovery hearing

Marshall Griffin

Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) is criticizing Governor Jay Nixon’s (D) administration for not taking part in a disaster recovery hearing Tuesday…