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Rumors in Mulvane lead district to explain new storm shelters
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsConfusion may be the best way to explain it. Last year Mulvane passed a $12.5 million bond issue to focus on safety and security. The concern started after a post on Facebook that said money for a FEMA approved storm shelter was taken out of the... -
Obama on Oklahoma Tornado: Country Will Be 'There for Them'
ReutersMay 21 (TheWrap.com) - President Barack Obama pledged the government's full support to help Oklahoma recover from the tornado that has flattened communities and left dozens of people injured or dead. "Oklahoma needs to get everything that it needs...Tags: Health and Safety at School, White House, Barack Obama
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Grant program open for applications, and more
News briefs from Wheaton and Glen Ellyn. Glen Ellyn The village of Glen Ellyn is accepting applications for grants for local non-profit organizations. The Community Grant Program funding for 2013-14 is $25,000. Last year, the village budgeted $30,...Tags: Politics, U.S. Army, Interior Policy, Armed Forces, Environmental Issues
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Obama pledges all necessary help for storm-hit Oklahoma
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday offered condolences for the victims of a deadly tornado in Oklahoma and pledged to focus the nation's resources on recovery and rebuilding. "As a nation, our full focus right now is on the...Tags: Politics, Tom Coburn, Albert Tom, CBS Corp., Mary Fallin
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Obama: Nation to stand by Oklahoma survivors 'as long as it takes'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday assured the survivors of Oklahoma’s deadly tornado that the nation is “there for them” and that the government will keep its focus on the rescue effort as long as is needed. As emergency workers...Tags: Career and Workplace, Tornadoes, Labor Legislation, Natural Disasters, Human Interest
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Boynton Police has an app for that
Need to reach your local police department immediately? Have a tip or commendation you'd like to make? Now, there's an app for that. The Boynton Beach Police Department is the first in the state to join other police departments in the country to use...Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Play, Boynton Beach, Crime, Law and Justice, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Airport control tower not a done deal
The federal money to pay for the control tower at Boca Raton Airport may have come through for now, but the airport authority isn't counting on budget money past Sept. 30. Five vendors have responded to a request for qualifications, the first of a two-...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Insurance, Barack Obama, Air Transportation Delays, Federal Aviation Administration
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Oklahoma senators embrace disaster aid after opposing Sandy relief bill
ReutersBy David Lawder WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Amid expressions of horror, grief and resolve over the devastating tornado that smashed into suburban Oklahoma City, many U.S. lawmakers expressed relief on Tuesday that they took action in January to bulk...Tags: Politics, Fiscal Cliff, Tornadoes, Parties and Movements, Albert Tom
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Oklahoma lawmakers who opposed disaster aid now face own disaster
WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the Oklahoma lawmakers...
Tags: Politics, Tom Coburn, Mary Fallin, Relief and Aid Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Fair Grove MO principal recalls childhood at Moore, OK elementary school
jscherder@ky3.comFAIR GROVE, Mo -- More than 100 Oklahoma schools have reinforced tornado shelters. However, the two in the town of Moore did not when an EF-5 tornado devastated the community. Five years ago, the Fair Grove School District didn't have adequate shelter...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters
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Wichita schools first in nation with safe rooms for storms
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe tornado in Moore, Oklahoma has many parents in Wichita worried about their child's safety at school. Wichita is actually the first district in the nation to build safe rooms inside of schools. The project started at Jefferson elementary in 2000,...Tags: Tornadoes, Natural Disasters, Joplin Tornado (2011)
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After deadly Oklahoma tornado, officials vow to rebuild Moore
MOORE, Okla. – State and local officials vowed to rebuild this bereft suburb, shattered by a tornado that brought death and massive destruction, even as they fought poor weather to push ahead with rescue efforts. At an afternoon news conference,...Tags: Politics, Health and Safety at School, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, Barack Obama
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