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Two years later: Road to Recovery in Joplin
areynolds@ky3.comJOPLIN, Mo -- This week will mark two years since the deadly tornado hit the town of Joplin. The twister killed 161 people and damaged thousands of homes and business. Two years later and Joplin is still on the road to recovery. A new hospital, schools,...Tags: FEMA, Tornadoes, Cunningham Park, House Building, Natural Disasters
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Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states
Reuters(Reuters) - A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at...Tags: Mary Fallin, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings, Science and Technology, Standards
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Severe Kansas tornado prompts stark National Weather Service warning
ReutersBy Chris Francescani NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters) - A dangerous, half mile-wide hurricane struck near Oklahoma City Sunday afternoon, part of an extreme weather system moving through the central U.S. and stretching from north Texas to Minnesota. Earlier,...Tags: Weather, Weather Warnings, Tornadoes, National Weather Service, Weather Reports
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Company accused of ripping off Joplin tornado victims
Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit today against a Dana Point, California resident and his construction company alleging that he failed to provide construction materials and home-repair services that had been paid...
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Monster Texas tornado kills six, seven people missing
ReutersGRANBURY, Texas (Reuters) - Six people were dead and seven missing after a powerful tornado ripped through a north Texas neighborhood that included housing for the poor, in the deadliest severe storm outbreak in the United States this year. Authorities...Tags: Weather Warnings, Tornadoes, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, National Weather Service
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Tornadoes spin through Texas towns after dark, killing six
Reuters* Authorities warn death toll could rise as rubble searched * About 100 people injured as homes destroyed, trees uprooted * Three separate tornadoes strike near Dallas-Fort Worth By Marice Richter DALLAS, May 16 (Reuters) - At least six people were...Tags: Tornadoes, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Natural Disasters
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Tornadoes rip through Texas, killing six
ReutersAt least six people were killed and scores more injured when tornadoes ripped through a stretch of Texas near Dallas-Fort Worth after dark on Wednesday, destroying homes and uprooting trees, authorities said. The twisters were the deadliest to hit the...Tags: Tornadoes, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Justice System, Natural Disasters
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Texas tornadoes: 6 dead, dozens injured, at least 7 missing
ReutersUp to 10 tornadoes swept through north Texas on Wednesday night, leaving six people dead, dozens injured and widespread destruction. At least six people died when one of the tornadoes ripped through a neighborhood including a Habitat for Humanity low...Tags: Weather Warnings, Tornadoes, Jimmy Carter, National Weather Service, Habitat for Humanity International
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Arborists compete to go climb a tree
Dozens of climbers are getting ready to scale the trees at Wheaton's Cantigny Park, but their mission is not child's play. The statewide Illinois Tree Climbing Championship on Saturday will feature professional arborists and tree-trimmers, replicating...
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Joplin prepares to mark second anniversary of May 22, 2011 tornado
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Joplin is preparing to mark the second anniversary of a tornado that killed 161 people and injured hundreds more. The EF-5 tornado hit the southwest Missouri city on May 22, 2011, destroying thousands of homes and businesses. On that...
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Local man continues mission to make affordable storm shelters
adyer@ky3.comStorm Shelters save lives, but many people don’t have them because they are simply too expensive. After witnessing the damage from the Joplin tornado, Russel Gehrke made it his mission to provide storm shelters to Joplin tornado survivors that can't...Tags: FEMA, Building Material, Tornadoes, Tourism and Leisure, Travel
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Joplin Announces Tornado Anniversary Plans
JOPLIN, Mo. -- The City of Joplin has updated its plans for events and observances to be held May 22, 2013, the second anniversary of the tornado which killed 161 people and injured more than 900. Details follow. From the City of Joplin Website:...
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