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  • While Oklahoma staggers, Joplin marks 2 years after its own tornado
    While Oklahoma begins to clean up after a ferocious tornado, the site of one of the worst twisters in American history — Joplin, Mo., a little more than 200 miles away — marked a solemn anniversary Wednesday.On May 22, 2011, a tornado all but wiped Joplin off the map. The twister killed 161 people, injured more than 1,000 and wrought almost $3 billion worth of damage. It was clocked at more than 2...
        


  • Fungus found in your nose, in the goop between your toes
    Government researchers have just done the first genetic survey of all the fungi that live on our skin. Their findings?  They’re in your ears, they’re in your nose and, yes, they are in the goop between your toes.Humans are covered with hundreds of different types of fungus, the team at the National Institutes of Health found. What’s surprising is that one family covers most of our bodies, but our ...
        


  • Post-tornado peril: Victims could face deadly fungal infections
    Doctors treating victims hurt badly in Monday’s devastating Moore, Okla., tornado should be alert for a rare but deadly complication of wind-whipped debris: fungal infections like those that killed five people after the Joplin, Mo., twister in 2011.That’s the word from government experts in fungal infections, who documented 13 serious cases of necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis -- terrible soft ti...
        


  • Doctors print up a splint for baby's blocked throat
    The Youngstown, Ohio, baby turned blue again and again as his little airways collapsed and kept air from reaching his lungs. But doctors used a 3-D bioprinter to custom-make a splint that is holding his airway open and helping him breathe.Now 19-month-old Kaiba Gionfriddo is “into everything”,  says his mother, April Gionfriddo."Quite a few doctors said he had a good chance of not leaving the hosp...
        


  • Creator of GIF files insists it's 'jif' - Internet in turmoil
    And the battle rages on: After the White House weighed in on the "gif" versus "jif" issue, some thought it was settled in favor of a hard "G" — but the creator of the .gif image format himself has made a final pronouncement: "It's a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.' End of story."This bombshell, delivered by former Compuserve engineer Steve Wilhite in an interview with The New York Times' Bits blog, doe...
        
 
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  • US IDs 4 Americans Killed by Drones
    Attorney General Eric Holder has disclosed in a letter to Congress that four Americans were killed by U.S. drones in the course of the government's counterterrorist attacks.
        


  • Octogenarians Compete for Oldest-Everest-Climber Record
    Two octogenarian climbers are facing off once again to earn the title of the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
        


  • Mass. Boy Wins Geography Bee
    Mass. boy, 12, takes care of brother's 'unfinished business' to win National Geographic Bee
        


  • Chuck E. Cheese Killer Gets Reprieve
    Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has indefinitely delayed the execution of convicted killer Nathan Dunlap, saying that he had doubts about the death penalty, much to the dismay of victims' families and a furious district attorney.
        


  • 22 Weathered Twister in Bank Vault
    Dena Clark wasn't supposed to be at the Tinker Federal Credit Union in Moore, Okla., when the tornado hit Monday. Her worried mother knew a storm was coming and was on the phone with Clark telling her to go home. She's gald she didn't.
        
 
 
 
Local News Archives
    Friday, May 9, 2003
  • Crawford County Commissioners Review Damage
    Almost a week after tornados rip through the four states, one group is giving praise to the clean up efforts. Crawford county, Kansas authorities met this...
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  • Bond and Talent Tour Damage
    Two of Missouri`s highest ranking officials survey the damage caused by sunday`s tornadoes. After 30 years of public service a U.S. Senator says he`s never seen...
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    • Thursday, May 8, 2003
  • Disaster Assistance
    Many services are still available to those in need. If you`d like to apply for FEMA grants, you can call 1-800-621-33-62. ...
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  • Fraud Prevention Tips
    Here are some tips for construction fraud prevention from the Crawford County Attorney: DO NOT: 1. Hire a contractor who solicits you. 2. Hire a contractor that uses...
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  • Fraud Prevention Tips
    Here are some tips for construction fraud prevention from the Crawford County Attorney: DO NOT: 1. Hire a contractor who solicits you. 2. Hire a contractor that uses...
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  • Fraud Prevention Tips
    Here are some tips for construction fraud prevention from the Crawford County Attorney: DO NOT: 1. Hire a contractor who solicits you. 2. Hire a contractor that uses...
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  • Ottawa County Chase
    A police chase through two states leaves six vehicles damaged. The incident began early this morning near the Ottawa County community of Peoria after a...
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    • Wednesday, May 7, 2003
  • Carl Junction School Decision
    Four-state school officials make a decision concerning the rest of the school year. Students in the Carl Junction school district grades kindergarten through eighth are now...
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  • Powering Back Up
    Local crews are working around the clock to restore power to many Carl Junction residents still without electricity due to Sunday`s deadly tornadoes. Empire District Electric...
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    • Tuesday, May 6, 2003
  • Joplin Relief Effort
    The generosity of four state residents is evident,as many people do what they can to help the tornado victims. Several organizations have given supplies to the...
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  • Carl Junction School Decision
    All four schools in Carl Juction were damaged in Sunday`s deadly storm. But what does the future hold for the students and faculty? School officials...
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    • Monday, May 5, 2003
  • Pierce City Destruction
    And the storm also turned deadly in Pierce City, Missouri. Three people are confirmed dead in the Lawrence County community, many others are still reported missing. Police...
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  • Shelter Relief Listing
    Here are a list of the shelters and ways you can help the victims of Sunday`s tornado. CRAWFORD CO. DISASTER RELIEF ...
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    • Thursday, May 1, 2003
  • Alzheimers Unit Opens
    A new office has opened in Joplin to help patients dealing with alzheimer`s disease. The Alzheimer`s Association of Southwest Missouri held a grand opening for...
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  • Carson and Tar Creek
    A US Representative unveils his proposal for a Northeast Oklahoma superfund site. Representative Brad Carson says drastic action is needed at the tar creek superfund site....
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  • Checks&Credit Card Theft
    Joplin Police make four arrests after authorities discover a connection between stolen property and forgeries in Joplin. Among the recovered items are purses, checks, credit cards,...
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    • Wednesday, April 30, 2003
  • Meth Lab Minors
    One local sheriff`s department is searching for two young children to check them for injuries sustained from a meth lab. Officials in Delaware County, Oklahoma...
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  • Construction Cave In
    Tense moments at a local construction site,as rescue workers are called to assist an injured man. A contruction worker was rescued from a trench after a...
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    • Tuesday, April 29, 2003
  • Concentration Camp Survivor
    Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day,and area veterans are looking back on a terrible time in world history. 58 years ago,Keith Fiscus was liberated from the...
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  • KBI Investigation
    A Galena, Kansas teenager of hispanic decent accuses officers of police brutality during his arrest. Family members of 18-year old Alberto Reyes say he was...
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