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As storms approach learn from mistakes of Hazelwood residents
Hazelwood tornado hit in April, fire officials say the majority of residents didn't react quick enough and didn't have a plan in place. People who are handicapped, live in homes without basements, or live in mobile homes are the most at ...
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Joplin deploys public safety employees to Moore Okla.
JOPLIN, Mo. (KSDK) - The City of Joplin has deployed a team of public safety employees to Moore, Okla. to help with tornado recovery. The team is comprised of approximately one dozen members from the police and fire departments. They will assist and conduct assessments to determine which areas of support will be ...
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Perez exits with discomfort in his right hip
HOUSTON -- Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Monday night's game in the middle of the sixth inning with discomfort in his right hip. Perez will continue to be evaluated. In the bottom of the fifth, Perez slammed into a post on the fence in front of the Astros dugout as he attempted to catch a foul ball off the bat of Jason Castro. After a brief delay, Perez remained in the game. He was ...
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More tornado alerts in wake of deadly twister
MOORE, Okla. -; Tornado warnings have been issued across much of the Midwest, stretching from Texas to Illinois, following a second deadly twister in as many days in the Oklahoma City ...
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Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ...
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Tornado in Oklahoma City suburb causes destruction dozens killed
By Doyle Rice, William M. Welch, Donna Leinwand Leger and Michael Winter, USA TODAY A massive, mile-wide tornado with winds up to 200 mph killed at least 51 people Monday afternoon during 40 terrifying minutes of destruction across southern Oklahoma City and its suburbs. The state medical examiner's office confirmed the number of deaths and said the toll was expected to rise. ...
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Woman shot in Ferguson was not intended target
FERGUSON, Mo. (KSDK) - A woman was shot Monday afternoon in Ferguson, Mo., but police say she was not the intended target. Ferguson police received a call at 12:03 p.m. about shots fired in the 400 block of South Dade. A 32-year-old woman was found with a gunshot wound to the leg. Police say she was not the intended target, but further details have not been released. The victim was taken to ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 20
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Tejada starts for Royals in return to Houston
Email HOUSTON -- Royals infielder Miguel Tejada returned to the starting lineup on Monday night against the Astros, starting at third base in place of the struggling Mike Moustakas. Tejada also returned to the city where he was the starting shortstop for the Astros in 2008 and '09. "I have a lot of good memories here," Tejada said. "I really, really enjoyed my time here. I ...
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Gordon counting up wins not personal hits
Email HOUSTON -- Royals left fielder Alex Gordon went 4-for-5 on Sunday at Oakland, which is about as good as it gets. The one at-bat that Gordon remembered most was his trip to the plate in the ninth inning. With the Royals trailing by a run and one out, it would have been a perfect time for Gordon, Kansas City's hottest hitter, to ignite a rally. Instead, he struck out and the Royals ...
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Children pulled from rubble at Oklahoma school following tornado at least 37 people killed
Teachers carry children away from Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. (Paul ...
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37 dead in Oklahoma tornado death toll expected to climb
A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo Sue ...
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Missouri social services agency loses two top officials in a week
The head of Missouri's social services department has resigned, one week after the state's longtime Medicaid chief departed without explanation.Social Services Director Alan Freeman will return to his position as chief executive officer of Grace Hill Health Centers in St. Louis, effective May 31, Gov. Jay Nixon said in a statement issued Monday. Freeman had been on the job less than ...
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Massive tornado roars through Oklahoma City suburb killing 37
A child is pulled from the rubble of the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., and passed along to rescuers Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as a mile (1.6 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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Larger passenger vans more prone to rollovers
VANDALIA, Ill. (KSDK) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has repeatedly warned about the potential hazard of driving 15 passenger vans. While we still don't know ...
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Sunny Glassberg dies philanthropist who donated Turtle Park
"Sunny" Glassberg, who died on Sunday, May 19, 2013, was a philanthropist who helped fund Turtle Park and the World's Fair Pavilion restoration in Forest ...
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Belleville man charged with recklessly using a firearm during a domestic dispute
oA Belleville man was charged Monday with reckless discharge of a firearm after police were called to a home in Belleville for a domestic disturbance over the weekend.Bail has been set at $40,000 for Robert J. Perry, of 305 North 5th Street for the class 4 felony.Perry also had an active felony warrant through Collinsville. He was arraigned this morning and transported to the St. Clair County ...
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Macys announcement a belated nod to the fall of downtown shopping
Macy's has announced it will close its downtown store in the 100-year-old Railway Exchange Building, where over the years customers have ...
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Deadliest U.S. tornadoes since 1900
Alli Christian, left, helps Jessica Wilkinson as she looks for her dog Bella after Wilkinson returned to find her home near 156th street and Franklin Road destroyed by a tornado, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Sisney) A list of the 10 deadliest tornadoes in the United States since 1900:- 695 deaths. March 18, 1925, in Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.- 216 ...
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Feuding neighbors caught on tape sheriff investigating
WARREN COUNTY, Mo. (KSDK) - A long time feud between two neighbors has the I-Team digging for answers and trying to make peace. Joan Koelling e-mailed NewsChannel 5 last week saying her neighbor threatened her with a hammer, she fears for her life, and she has it all on video. A Warren County Sheriff's investigator saw the video but told her she should have rolled up her window and ...
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MizzouSEC Baseball Tournament Preview
Mizzou, picked to finish last in the SEC in preseason poll by the league’s coaches, has qualified for the SEC Tournament as the No. 12 overall seed in its first year as a member of the conference. The Tigers put together a 10-20 mark in SEC play and actually have more SEC wins (10) than non-conference wins (eight) this season. As the Mizzou baseball team prepares for its SEC Tournament ...
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Founding Keyboardist of ‘The Doors’ Ray Manzarek Dies At 74
ROSENHEIM, GERMANY (CBS SF/CBS LA) – Ray Manzarek, the founding keyboardist of The Doors, died Monday morning of bile duct cancer in Germany, according to a post on the group's official Facebook page. Manzarek was ...
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DST tries something new mutual funds for everyday investors
Eddie Franz of DST Market Systems models the latest in TreeSwing app T-shirts. DST Systems Inc. is attempting to appeal to a larger audience with a new effort aimed at giving regular consumers access to mutual funds. DST still is waiting for approval on the mobile investment app, TreeSwing, from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. But later this spring, the Kansas City-based ...
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GEHA contracts for Landmark Office Building
The Landmark Office building near Interstate 70 and Little Blue Parkway is under contract to the Government Employees Health Association Inc. The Government Employees Health Association Inc. has contracted to buy the 90,000-square-foot Landmark Office Building in Independence, one of the largest Class A buildings in Eastern Jackson County. Richard Miles, president of Lees Summit-based GEHA, said ...
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Five dead six injured in crash of 15-passenger van near Vandalia Ill.
o A crash that killed five men and injured six near here this morning was another in a series of one-vehicle rollovers that have prompted repeated warnings about 15-passenger vans for years.Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen said the vehicles represent "my worst nightmare." He said it may take until Tuesday night to get positive identifications of the dead; none was carrying ...
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Kansas City women focus on micro-finance
Kansas City women are trying to make an impact in the world by teaming up with micro-finance providers for people living in poverty.
All too often charitable causes and organisations looking for funding focus on symptomatic poverty, responding to the causes of poverty worldwide in a similar manner to a doctor giving a patient painkillers for a cancer tumor instead of removing the tumor. We donate so that children in poverty around the world can get food, education, clothing, medicines and various other basic needs. But it doesn’t solve the problem of why they’re in poverty in the first place. Read more
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