http://www.mail.com/people/85998-jay-nixon.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/85998-jay-nixon.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2032984-midwestern-river-cities-brace-floodwaters.html CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — The fast-rising Mississippi River was making travel difficult Saturday, both on the river and for those simply trying to get across it. The Mississippi, Missouri and other Midwestern rivers in at least six states have surged since torrential rains drenched the region over the last few days. At least two deaths are blamed on flash f... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:02:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2032984-midwestern-river-cities-brace-floodwaters.html 2013-04-20T20:02:59Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030388-floodwaters-rising-storms-deluge-heartland.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Flood fighters from small Mississippi River hamlets to the suburbs of Chicago staged a feverish battle Friday to hold back raging rivers, after days of torrential rains soaked much of the Midwest. Mississippi River communities in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri are expected to see significant flooding — some near-record levels — by the weeken... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:24:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2030388-floodwaters-rising-storms-deluge-heartland.html 2013-04-19T22:24:55Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2014008-3-die-spring-storm-packing-ice-snow-tornadoes.html SHUQUALAK, Miss. (AP) — A strong spring storm that socked the Midwest with ice and heavy, wet snow made its way east, raking the South with tornadoes Thursday, with three deaths blamed on the rough weather and thousands of people without power. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Thursday one person died and several people we... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2014008-3-die-spring-storm-packing-ice-snow-tornadoes.html 2013-04-12T03:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012568-severe-storms-sock-midwest-push-east-1-dead.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — At least one death has been blamed on a strong spring storm system that's brought everything from tornadoes to ice and snow to much of the Midwest and parts of the southeast United States. Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokesman Greg Flynn said Thursday one person died and several people were injured after a reported tornado str... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:54:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2012568-severe-storms-sock-midwest-push-east-1-dead.html 2013-04-11T18:54:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1977588-spring-snowstorm-hits-central-states-pushes-east.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A wide-ranging storm is burying thoughts of springtime weather across a number of Midwestern states under a blanket of snow and slush, leaving in its wake dashed Palm Sunday plans, dozens of canceled flights and treacherous roadways as it churns eastward. The National Weather Service issued storm warnings and advisories for Sunday ... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:20:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1977588-spring-snowstorm-hits-central-states-pushes-east.html 2013-03-25T10:20:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1976344-midwest-sees-spring-transform-winter-weather.html KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Few signs of spring are being found in parts of the Midwest as a snowstorm tracks eastward mostly along Interstate 70, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Two people killed in weather-related crashes were identified, dozens of Palm Sunday services were cancelled throughout Missouri, and about 100 flights were scrapped at Lambert Fi... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:04:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1976344-midwest-sees-spring-transform-winter-weather.html 2013-03-25T00:04:47Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1905318-midwest-swaddled-blanket-snow-travel-tough.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Powdery snow bombarded much of the nation's midsection Thursday, leaving as much as 17 inches in some places, shutting down airports, schools and state legislatures. The storm system swirled to the north and east Thursday night, its snow, sleet and freezing rain prompting winter storm warnings from Kansas to Illinois. Forecasters say the ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:04:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1905318-midwest-swaddled-blanket-snow-travel-tough.html 2013-02-22T04:04:24Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1822896-mo-lawmaker-wants-tax-violent-video-games.html JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican lawmaker from rural Missouri is calling for a sales tax on violent video games in response to a deadly Connecticut school shooting. Rep. Diane Franklin, of Camdenton, said Tuesday that the 1 percent sales tax would finance mental health programs and law enforcement measures to prevent mass shootings. Franklin's prop... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1822896-mo-lawmaker-wants-tax-violent-video-games.html 2013-01-15T19:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1737742-brinksmanship-obama-medicaid-expansion-poor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake. President Barack Obama's health care law expands Medicaid, the federal-state health program for low-income people, but cost-wary states must decide whether to take the deal. Turn it down, and governors risk coming off a... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 11:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1737742-brinksmanship-obama-medicaid-expansion-poor.html 2012-12-02T11:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1726886-apnewsbreak-senators-obama-to-protect-river.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — A group of U.S. senators will ask President Barack Obama for an emergency declaration in an effort to keep barges moving on the drought-riddled Mississippi River, a spokesman for Sen. Claire McCaskill told The Associated Press Tuesday. Senators from Mississippi River states are seeking an emergency directive that would increase the flow o... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1726886-apnewsbreak-senators-obama-to-protect-river.html 2012-11-27T19:47:00Z