A former state Republican leader and U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg will succeed Todd Akin in Congress representing Missouri's 2nd Congressional District.
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The results of the recounts of the U.S. House of Representatives District 2 Democratic primary and the State House of Representatives District 130 Republican primary have been certified.
A recount has confirmed that Glenn Koenen won a Democratic primary for a suburban St. Louis congressional seat and will face Republican Ann Wagner in the November election.
It still needs to be certified by the Secretary of State, but it looks like Glenn Koenen will face Ann Wagner in the race for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District in November.
Many in our area have been generously donating to the victims of the Joplin tornado. Meanwhile, local food pantries say they don't have enough supplies to meet the increasing demand.
The federal government has increased the poverty income guidelines for 2009, but one local charity says the increase is not enough to help struggling families.
In Valley Park, the Meramec River has already overflowed its banks, but the river is not done rising. While many residents have faith in the new levee, some continued to fill sandbags just in case.