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The federal government is giving the city of Joplin a deal on two fire engines it loaned the city after the 2011 tornado.The Federal Emergency Management…
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Housing re-opened for third year medical students practicing rural medicine in Joplin Monday. The housing is part of the MU School of Medicine rural track…
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Missouri senators have endorsed a plan that could provide $15 million to Joplin to rebuild street curbs and gutters that were damaged as a result of the…
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Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine…
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Another family who survived the deadly Joplin tornado in May 2011 has received a new home from a Springfield-based nonprofit.Convoy of Hope handed out…
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Members of the Joplin Elks Lodge that was destroyed in the 2011 tornado are holding a grand reopening.The Joplin Globe reports that the lodge is holding…
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A master planner hired to guide Joplin's recovery from the deadly May 2011 tornado plans to present his first slate of projects to city elected leaders…
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To mark the one-year anniversary of the Joplin tornado, tonight Columbia’s Ragtag Cinema is screening a documentary that relives the days following the…
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KSMU's Missy Shelton contributed reporting for this story. A commencement address from President Barack Obama capped a difficult year for the Joplin High School class of 2012. An EF-5 tornado struck the southwestern Missouri town a year ago today, killing 161 people and injuring hundreds more. The storm destroyed five school buildings, including the high school. Students attended their senior year classes in a converted big box store.
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Joplin High School's Class of 2012 will cap a senior year marked by tragedy and perseverance Monday night with a commencement speech by President Barack…