Clik here to view.
FEMA Expands Presence in Flood-Ravaged SE Missouri
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening a second disaster recovery center in eastern Missouri, this one closer to the Bootheel. The agency says the center will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Flood Recovery Center Opens in Southern Illinois
CAIRO, Ill. (IRN/KMOX) – A disaster recovery center opens Wednesday in Cairo, Illinois. The state and federal emergency management agencies are opening the center for residents of 21 southern Illinois...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joplin Two Months Later
JOPLIN, Mo. (KMOX)-Two months after an EF-5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri, killing 159 people and damaging thousands of homes and businesses, the city’s effort to recover continues. Mayor Mike...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MO Auditor Offers Advice To Joplin Officials
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – Missouri State Auditor Tom Schweich has some advice for Joplin officials as they handle large amounts of money in the recovery from the May tornado. Schweich was scheduled to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MO Committee Backs Use Of “Rainy Day Fund” For Disaster Repairs
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX/AP) – They’ve toured the damage sites, spoken with survivors, and now a special state committee is moving on to the next phase in the disaster recovery process…how to pay for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Joplin Rolls Out Proposed Tornado Recovery Plan
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A citizens’ group charged with leading Joplin’s tornado recovery efforts wants the city to create four new business districts and hire a “master developer” who would oversee the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Senate Work Can Go On As Kirk Recovers from Stroke
CHICAGO (AP) – Whether Sen. Mark Kirk’s recovery from a stroke takes weeks or months, the routine work of his office should continue with little interruption. It’s a different story for some...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sen. Kirk Speaking, Asking For Phone After Stroke
CHICAGO (AP) — Sen. Mark Kirk was doing better than expected after suffering a stroke and undergoing emergency surgery, his neurosurgeon said Tuesday, noting the Illinois Republican was answering...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Surgeon: Kirk Reaches Milestone in Stroke Recovery
CHICAGO (AP) – Doctors say Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has reached an important milestone in his recovery from a major stroke. The 52-year-old Republican was in good health when he had a stroke last month....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Worker’s Body was Found Tethered
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) – A diver has found a body in the Mississippi River near East St. Louis, in the same area where a worker on the new Mississippi River Bridge fell into the water early...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AmeriCorps Expanding For Joplin Recovery
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP)- The national service group AmeriCorps plans to boost its volunteer force helping Joplin rebuild from the deadly May 2011 tornado. The organization scheduled an announcement of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kirk Releases Second Video Message
CHICAGO (AP)- U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk has released a second video message detailing his recovery after a January stroke, saying he’s in contact with his office several times a day and has climbed 145...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Home Prices Rose in July in 20 Major US Cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Home prices kept rising in July across the United States, buoyed by greater sales and fewer foreclosures. National home prices increased 1.2 percent in July, compared to the same...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Year Later, Haunted House Accident Problems Linger
FENTON, Mo. (AP) — A year after Jessica Rue nearly died inside a suburban St. Louis haunted house, her recovery is far from complete. Read: Teen Injured In Accidental Hanging Rue was a 17-year-old...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Missouri National Guard Winding Down Work in Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri National Guard says it still has one soldier working in Joplin, 20 months after guard members responded to the devastating tornado that killed 161 people. The guard says...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Construction Industry Showing Signs of Recovery in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOX) – One of the construction industry’s leading experts say things are slowly turning around for manufacturing towns, like St. Louis, but still challenges cloud the picture. Senior...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Doctors Expect Nebraska Ebola Patient To Recover
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An American aid worker infected with Ebola who’s being treated in Nebraska is now expected to make a full recovery, his doctors said Wednesday. The medical team treating Rick Sacra...
View ArticleClik here to view.
$500,000 in Ferguson, Dellwood Clean-Up Funding Put to Use
DELLWOOD, Mo. (KMOX) – Seven months after the death of Michael Brown, the mayor of Dellwood says it’s time to look ahead and rebuild. Speaking with KMOX hosts Charlie Brennan and Debbie Monterrey on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Floods, Tornadoes: Red Cross Busy in Northeast Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) – The American Red Cross has spent a lot of time in just the last few weeks statewide helping people and property recover from mother nature’s wrath, from tornadoes to flooding....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Students Need Doctor’s Approval After a Concussion
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Illinois elementary, middle and high school students that suffer concussions, now need a doctor’s permission before returning to school. The newly signed legislation was sponsored by...
View Article
