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While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance • May 20, 2025, 7:19 PM ET (AP)
Four-term US Sen. Christopher 'Kit' Bond remembered for training a generation of Missouri leaders • May 20, 2025, 3:25 PM ET (AP)
More severe weather pummels the central US as thousands recover from deadly tornadoes • May 20, 2025, 1:25 AM ET (AP)
Residents dig out from tornado damage after storms kill 28 in Kentucky, Missouri and Virginia • May 18, 2025, 9:45 PM ET (AP)
At least 18 killed as severe weather lashes Kentucky, and 9 more die elsewhere • May 17, 2025, 11:22 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Show Me State
Capital Jefferson City
Population1 (2020) 6,154,913; (2024 est.) 6,245,466
Governor Mike Kehoe (Republican)
Date Of Admission August 10, 1821
U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (Republican) • Eric Schmitt (Republican)
State Nickname Show Me State
State Motto “Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto (The Welfare of the People Shall Be the Supreme Law)”
State Bird eastern bluebird
State Flower2 hawthorn blossom
State Song “Missouri Waltz”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 8 (of 435)
Time Zone Central (GMT − 6 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 180,540
Total Area (Sq Mi) 69,707
1Excluding military abroad.2Species not designated.

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