Ahead of hazardous winter weather expected to impact the State of Missouri this weekend, Governor Kehoe has declared a state of emergency. "Declaring a State of Emergency allows the state to respond quickly and support local communities as needed, but each of us must...
Crews are searching for missing persons in Texas after severe flash flooding in early July. Waters stemming from the Guadalupe River rose approximately eight meters (26 feet) in just 45 minutes shortly before dawn on Friday morning, sweeping away everything in their...
The Missouri House ended the special legislative session by passing a bill to finance Kansas City sports stadiums and provide tornado relief for St. Louis. The KC stadium financing bill–estimated at $1.5 billion over 30 years–would set aside tax revenue generated by...
The Missouri Senate on Thursday passed a more than $1.5 billion plan intended to keep the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs from moving to Kansas. Under the plan, the state would back about 50 percent of the costs of stadium improvements for both teams. Kansas has...
On Friday, May 16, an EF3 tornado touched down in the St. Louis area and left a path of devastation more than 20 miles long. The powerful storm left utility poles snapped, homes and businesses destroyed, and killed five people while injuring dozens of others....
Due to Missouri’s geography, the state frequently experiences natural disasters. Ice storms, tornadoes, severe storms, and flooding are all common occurrences, as we experienced again this week. The Office of Disaster Services (ODS) within the Missouri Department of...
Pope Francis urged the faithful to be in solidarity with the thousands affected by earthquakes along the border of Turkey and Syria this week. The two earthquakes, which struck southern Turkey on February 6, have resulted in over 20,000 deaths in the region. During...