Tagged: state of emergency

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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has extended the state of emergency related to the drought that has gripped the state for most of the summer. 

Gov. Jay Nixon has declared the entire state under a state of emergency, attributed to the effects of record high temperatures and record low levels of precipitation.

The declaration removes any procedural hurdles that would normally stand in the way of state agencies assisting local jurisdictions with their emergency response efforts.