Budgets Hit Hard as Tornadoes, Floods Pin States
Tornadoes and floods across the South and Midwest push state budgets toward steep cuts in education and other services. Missouri and Alabama face hundreds of millions in disaster costs, with university aid and domestic violence grants trimmed. North Dakota, Kansas, and other states manage emergency funds and delayed payments as federal relief funds cover a portion of the damage.
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Jefferson City
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Midwest
David Perry
Alabama
Missouri
Georgia
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Joplin
Jay Nixon
Southeast Missouri
Nixon
University of Missouri
Eric Woods
Columbia
Woods
Lafayette House
Louise Secker
Vicksburg
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North Dakota clergy aid flood evacuees in Velva relief rise
In flooded North Dakota, pastors Mike Johnson and Mike Pancoast left their own displaced homes to assist evacuations in Velva. They joined volunteers from Stanley and Minot, delivering aid as the Souris River neared its peak and thousands evacuated. Neighbors opened homes and shelters, reflecting a strong local spirit of mutual help amid extensive damage and uncertainty.
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Mike Johnson
Mike Pancoast
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Velva
Minot
Souris
National Weather Service
Christ Lutheran Church
Stanley
Minot State University
City Auditorium
John Hoeven
Kari
Williamson
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