Around the Midwest, cities are burying their dead and picking up the pieces after a series of tornadoes moved through late Tuesday and early Wednesday, at least a dozen people are dead in an area stretching from Kansas to Illinois, victims of winter-time tornadoes.
One year ago today, a devastating tornado hit the town of Joplin, Missouri. It left 161 people dead, and hundreds more injured. Thousands of buildings were destroyed, including the town’s high school, middle school and elementary school. President Obama marked the anniversary as he spoke at Joplin High School’s commencement yesterday evening. Most of the city’s […]
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 percent of the city was damaged. Three days later, Susan Moore and Regina Jones, two Joplin public school teachers, joined The […]