The United States flag and Missouri flag at government buildings across the state will be at half-mast Tuesday after Governor Nixon ordered it to honor Master Patrolman Jeff Taylor,31, who died on June 3 after being struck by lightning during relief efforts in Joplin on May 23.

Taylor was a member of the Riverside Police Department, near Kansas City. He was a member of a 12-person team who responded to the tornado.



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