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Many thanks to my sister-in-law, who works for Stryker, a medical technology company. She alerted me to the following amazing account from a doctor who was in Joplin when the tornado came through. Warning: Once you start reading it, you won’t be able to stop. 45 Seconds: Memoirs of an ER Doctor from May 22, […]
I got a text late last night from a source saying there’s a six month old baby girl at a hospital in Springfield, Missouri and no one knows who she belongs to. Was it true, and if so, was the unidentified baby from the Joplin storms an hour away? How did she get there? Where […]
The extent of the damage and destruction from Sunday evening’s tornado in Joplin, Missouri is incredible. I admit the media often overuse words like amazing and unbelievable. Trust me, we’re not guilty of throwing about descriptive words and phrases like that in this situation. In my two days covering the story in Joplin, I met […]
I spent two days in Joplin, Missouri following the EF-5 tornado that devastated that town. There’s destruction and despair everywhere. But there are also stories of hope and survival amid the rubble. Here are a few of the images I captured in Joplin. Also, check out some of the stories behind the photos here and […]
I don’t know how long I’d been standing there. It was early morning, day two of covering the monster that struck Joplin. I just stepped out of our satellite truck, staring at all the destruction around me. Where do I begin? Candy and Waggles It didn’t take long before the first story of the day […]
What do you say to an 83-year-old woman who just lost everything. I could only utter “I’m sorry.” When we rolled into Joplin Monday morning to cover the tornado disaster, I knew it would be a horrible sight. But nothing could prepare me for what I saw. Miles of destruction. It was hard to imagine […]
