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In a press release from Governor Jay Nixon's office, he has ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis be flown at half-staff on Saturday, November 19, 2016.

On nearly 90 percent of days last year, one or more states were flying the American flag at half-staff to memorialize the deaths of military members, public officials, police, first responders, prominent citizens, and victims of mass killings and disasters, The Associated Press found in analyzing information requested from all 50 states and the federal government.

Gov. Jay Nixon has ordered that the flags of the United States and the State of Missouri at all state government buildings in Cass and Jackson counties be flown at half-staff on Wednesday (Jan. 14) in honor of Battalion Chief Christopher A...