The Boone County Fire Protection District said a 50-member team departed from Columbia, Missouri, to head south around 6:30 p.m. Monday.

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The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas has risen above 100, including 27 girls and counselors at a summer camp, as rescue operations continue amid ongoing rainfall. Flash floods struck ...