FEMA

Bridgeton still waiting on 'Good Friday Tornado' funding

Joseph Leahy — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 22:50:54 +0000

Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is asking the State Emergency Management Agency to explain why the St. Louis suburb of Bridgeton has not received $500,000 in FEMA funds to help it recover from the 2011 Good Friday tornado.

Kinder chairs an interim legislative committee on disaster preparedness, response and recovery, which agreed today to give SEMA 48 hours to respond.

Morning headlines: Friday, April 20, 2012

Alex King and The Associated Press — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:44:16 +0000

Washington University officials on the lookout for bacterial meningitis

Officials at Washington University are on the lookout for possible cases of bacterial meningitis after a female undergraduate student was diagnosed with the bacteria that can cause the illness.

Illinois to recalculate storm damage cost for FEMA

The Associated Press — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:11:21 +0000

Illinois will get the chance to convince the federal government to reverse denial of aid to southern Illinois homeowners socked by last month's deadly tornados.

State gets additional federal help for Joplin tornado, flooding

Rachel Lippmann — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:57:47 +0000

Missouri has received another $47 million in federal grants to help cover the costs of natural disasters that pounded the state over the summer.

The grants, announced today by Republican senator Roy Blunt, include:

Mo. gets $5M disaster-recovery grant from FEMA

The Associated Press — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:50:12 +0000

Missouri is getting more than $5 million from the federal government to help in the long-term recovery for people hit by tornadoes and flooding.

The grant announced Wednesday from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be available to help people hit by tornadoes in the Joplin and St. Louis areas, as well as flooding along the Mississippi River and in southern Missouri.