Missouri National Guard called up for blizzard duty

Monday, January 31, 2011 | 7:20 p.m. CST; updated 9:27 p.m. CST, Monday, January 31, 2011

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and called the National Guard into duty on Monday afternoon as freezing rain fell in the state capital — the beginnings of a blizzard for Missouri.

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