Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 27, at 10:00 a.m. Governor Mike Kehoe will hold a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol to announce details regarding a special session.
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Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that the Missouri National Guard will activate and deploy up to 41 engineering personnel to the affected area of St. Louis to support the key mission of debris removal and sorting to support tornado recovery operations.
Members of the 35th Engineer Brigade are preparing to execute missions next week in support of the City’s recovery timeline. Service members are scheduled to be on site starting on Wednesday, May 28.
Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has agreed to participate in joint assessments of damage to public buildings and infrastructure as well as the cost of debris removal in St. Louis City and St. Louis and Scott counties as a result of the May 16 severe storms and tornadoes.
Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved two of Missouri's requests for a major disaster declaration in response to the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that impacted the state from March 14-15 and March 30-April 8.
On Thursday, May 22, Governor Kehoe will speak at the Annual Peace Officers' Memorial Service in Springfield. Governor Kehoe will travel to St. Louis to attend the celebration of life service for former U.S. Senator and Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church.
Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Executive Order 25-24 to further assist affected individuals whose prescriptions were lost or destroyed, whose records are not available, or whose original prescribing physician is unavailable, to be able to continue to receive prescribed medications.
Today, Governor Mike Kehoe requested that President Donald Trump approve a major disaster declaration to provide federal assistance to six counties that sustained major damage as a result of a cluster of severe storms that swept through the area and produced eight tornadoes on April 29. The counties are Barry, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and Washington.
Requests Federal Emergency Declaration to Expedite FEMA Assistance and Joint Preliminary Damage Assessments for City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and 6 Southeast Missouri Counties
This week, memorial services honoring former U.S. Senator and Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond will take place in Jefferson City and St. Louis.
Today, during a ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol, Missouri National Guard Adjutant General Charles D. Hausman was promoted to the rank of Major General.