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Disaster assistance
2:57 pm
Wed January 4, 2012

State gets additional federal help for Joplin tornado, flooding

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Mercy Hospital in Joplin, Mo. pictured here on May 23, 2011, following a devastating tornado that ripped through the town.
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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:

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Morning round-up
9:39 am
Tue December 27, 2011

Morning headlines: Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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An overturned car sits where a house once stood in Joplin, Mo. on May 24, 2011. The Associated Press has named the Joplin tornado the top story of 2011.
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Joplin tornado top story in 2011

The May 22 tornado that killed 161 people and left much of Joplin in ruins was a unanimous choice for The Associated Press' top story in 2011 by editors across the state. That was followed by the intentional breach at Birds Point, which sent water rushing over southeast Missouri farmland in a bid to save the upstream Illinois town of Cairo. 

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Morning round-up
9:27 am
Wed December 7, 2011

Morning headlines: Wednesday, December 7, 2011

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The Cardinals have submitted an offer to Albert Pujols that isworth, reportedly, $220 million for 10 years.
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Cardinals submit new offer to Pujols

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