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“It could, but we just don't know”

' Scientists say there's no telling whether the earthquake that was felt Friday morning across a wide part of the central U.S. signals additional seismic activity. via Columbia Missourian

“But at depth there could be some relationship between them.”

Scientists say they know far too little about Midwestern seismic zones like the one that rumbled to life yesterday morning under southern Illinois, but much of what they do know is striking. via Columbia Daily Tribune

Two Southeast Missouri men pled guilty this week to committing an armed robbery last summer in New Madrid. via KZIM-AM Cape Girardeau

Governor Matt Blunt says the state is fully engaged in finding and responding to earthquake damage Friday morning. via OzarksFIRST.com

“After the 45 day time frame, Skelton had not responded to the judge's order, so we asked that his probation be revoked”

Those people who were at one time unable to travel the St. Francis levee on the Missouri side, just south of its beginning near Highway 84 West to its end near the Ben Cash exit north of Senath, will perhaps be ... via Daily Dunklin Democrat

Rural roads and some smaller highways are closed across southwest Missouri by flooding from heavy rain as thunderstorms cross the region. via KMOV-TV Saint Louis

“They don't want any flood control and we want flood control”

The fate of the St. John's Bayou-New Madrid Floodway Project - and perhaps Southeast Missouri, for that matter - is now in the hands of the U.S. Solicitor General. via Southeast Missourian

“We're managing releases of water to minimize flood damage to the best of our ability.”

The National Weather Service predicted that Southeast Missouri would get between 2 and 4 inches of rain Thursday night and today, creating the potential for flooding. via Daily Dunklin Democrat

A Kennett man who was charged in connection with an incident that occurred in June 2007 was sentenced by New Madrid County Circuit Court Judge Fred Copeland to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections ... via Daily Dunklin Democrat

For the residents of Southeast Missouri, the week of the flooding was one that will be vividly remembered. via Southeast Missourian

“Emergency Communications, pt. 2”

Jill Niemeier, an eighth grade student at Kennett Middle School recently entered a project, "Emergency Communications, pt. via Daily Dunklin Democrat

“What I said was if a tornado came again I'd pack up and leave - ' I won't do it no more”

Danny Sanders, with the St. Francis Levy District of Missouri, looks out over the Mississippi River flood wall at floating debris near the Aztar Casino as a crew of teenage boys fills sandbags in Caruthersville ... via The Missourian

Flood waters are receding along the Meramec River and in many other areas of hard-hit Missouri, and state and federal emergency management officials this week will begin the task of assessing damage in 70 ... via KTVO

“Infertility is just like a heart condition”

' It was an e-mail from an elementary school teacher in New Madrid, just above Missouri's bootheel, that was the inspiration for a Missouri legislator's efforts to force insurance companies to cover infertility ... via Columbia Missourian

The latest winter storm warning says snow will build through the evening, at times reaching near-blizzard conditions, according to the National Weather Service. via Southeast Missourian

The winter storm warning continues and a flood warning is in effect, according to National Weather statements issued at 7 a.m. This morning's flurries, which led to a dusting of snow, will give way to bands of ... via Southeast Missourian

“They looked at all the data about the project and the costs had continued to climb”

Now you see it, now you don't. This time last week, Missouri officials approved the construction of a new, coal-burning power plant. via The Pitch

“Trying to get my mind wrapped around that has been the biggest challenge, probably”

Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management Director Dave Clippert said his first month in the position has been hectic. via Sedalia Democrat

“That will go a long way to appeal to the voters if they do their research like I hope they do.”

Two Republicans will file today for the 158th District Missouri House seat, setting up an August primary for the legislative seat representing Cape Girardeau. via Southeast Missourian

“Disasters like tornadoes come and then they're over. An earthquake, with its potential devastation to gas, water, sewage and power lines, can wear on your psyche.”

Following the community's major ice storm, representatives from relief agencies presented a program filled with critical information about preparedness for disasters and earthquakes Saturday at the Conservation ... via Southeast Missourian