Red Cross Helping Katrina Victims

The American Red Cross in Missouri continues to reach out to victims of Hurricane Katrina. About 180 displaced families have made their way to the St. Louis area to escape the devastation down South. Members of the St. Louis Chapter of the Red Cross are providing...

Missouri Troopers to Aid Hurricane Relief Efforts

Troopers from Missouri will soon be in Mississippi to help restore order to areas ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. Lieutenant Tim Hull, a spokesman with the Patrol’s Jefferson City Headquarters, says the call has gone out for troopers to volunteer for hurricane...

Missouri Colleges Reach Out to Hurricane Victims

Many of Missouri’s colleges and universities are waiving at least some of their fees for students driven out of their schools by Hurricane Katrina. Missouri State University in Springfield is waiving credit-hour fees for students from Missouri who are coming...

Missouri National Guard Helping Hurricane Relief Efforts

More than a thousand members of the Missouri Army and Air National Guard are heading to Louisiana and Mississippi to help in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Adjutant General King Sidwell says the deployment will not affect the Missouri Guard’s ability to...

Emergency Officials Take Part in "Dirty Bomb" Drill

State officials practice for a terrorist attack they’re not even sure would happen in Missouri. Missouri’s emergency management, law enforcement, and disaster relief officials practiced a scenario in which terrorists set off “dirty bombs” in...
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