Joplin Resident Thought 'We're Gonna Die'
Joseph Myers a Joplin, Mo. resident describes what it was like to be in Joplin as a tornado hit down, destroying the town and killing at least 89 people. "It came quick... it was like a train coming...
View ArticleTornado: 'They Don't Have Homes to Go Back To'
At least 89 people were killed in a massive tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri. The town suffered a direct hit from the tornado and much of the city has been devastated, including the city's medical...
View ArticleOn Call: How the National Guard Prepares for Flash Disaster
When national disaster strikes, it is often members of the National Guard who are tasked with the major search, rescue and relief efforts for victims on the ground. But how do they prepare for...
View ArticleArea Hospitals Strive to Help Missouri Tornado Victims
The tornado, which flattened much of Joplin, Missouri also passed through St. Johns Hospital on Sunday evening, leaving all 183 patients, and any incoming tornado victims, without a place to go for...
View ArticleTornado-Ravaged Joplin, Mo. Begins Cleanup
On Sunday a deadly tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri; in its wake, a six mile path of destruction and at least 116 people dead. Today its people begin to survey the damage, as rescue efforts for...
View ArticleEMT: 'I've Never Seen That Kind of Destruction'
When Michael Sublett, a Kansas City based EMT, heard about the tornado that struck Joplin, he headed straight to the town. He helped in the search and rescue effort, assessing and treating the injured...
View ArticleAfter the Tornado, Joplin Teachers Connect with Students
The tornado that churned through Joplin Missouri on Sunday left three schools in rubble. School was out at the time the twister hit, but District officials estimate that 3,000 of Joplin's 7,800...
View ArticleJoplin Mo. Faces $3 Billion Price Tag for Disaster
Sunday’s massive tornado left six miles of roads, buildings and homes flattened by 200 mile per hour winds and killed at least 122 people. With over 2000 damaged buildings, including a complete...
View ArticleWith Spotty Cell Service, Joplin Residents Turn to Facebook
Over a hundred are dead in the wake of a tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo.Sunday evening. Hundreds more are still missing, and families and friends are desperately trying to find their loved...
View ArticleOn Joplin: 'It Took the Roof Off'
An estimated 75 percent of the buildings in the small city of Joplin were badly damaged in Sunday's tornado. The city's local weather man, Alan Matthews, co-host of the TV program, "Good Morning Four...
View ArticleTornado Survivors Hope to Find Missing Among the Living
There are more than 200 people still missing in Joplin, Missouri, the town hit by a massive tornado on Sunday. That number is down from the original 1500 persons listed in the wake of the destruction,...
View ArticleObama Visits Joplin, Mo. for Memorial Service
Sunday, President Obama visited Joplin, Missouri to assure tornado victims that their country would not forget them. The giant tornado killed as many as 136 and destroyed the homes of many more. The...
View ArticleFEMA Assesses Housing as Joplin Residents Pick Up the Pieces
Joplin, Missouri is trying to pick up the pieces from last week’s massive tornado. In addition to killing 134 people, more than 8,000 homes and apartments were destroyed or damaged in the 200 mile an...
View ArticleRebuilding and Recovering in Joplin, Missouri
One month ago today, President Obama visited the town of Joplin, Missouri, where a tornado killed 156 people and caused millions of dollars in damage. Today we’re going back to the scene of the...
View ArticleSchools Open in Tornado-Stricken Joplin, Missouri
It hasn’t even been three full months since the devastating tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri. The tornado ravaged the city, leaving more than 150 people dead and causing billions of dollars worth...
View ArticleAn Update on Joplin, Through the Eyes of Its Teachers
A devastating tornado struck Joplin, Missouri, on May 22 of this year. One hundred sixty people were killed, and nearly a thousand were injured. According to the National Weather Service, as much as 75...
View ArticleTri-State Residents Reach Out as Twister Death Toll Climbs
Volunteers from the tri-state area are helping out with relief efforts in Joplin, Missouri, where a deadly tornado ripped through the community of 50,000 over the weekend, leaving at least 120 dead and...
View ArticleTri-State Residents Aid Ongoing Relief Efforts in Tornado-Torn Missouri Town
Local volunteers continue the response effort in the nation's heartland nearly a week after one of the worst tornadoes on record ripped through Joplin, Missouri, killing more than 130 people and...
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