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June 19, 2013
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Plan for new Tulsa park to be unveiled

The final plan for A Gathering Place for Tulsa park along Riverside Drive will be unveiled Tuesday - a moment officials at the George Kaiser Family Foundation have been anxious to see come for nearly seven years.

Find stories, interviews and photos about the upcoming Tulsa park designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh and his team of architects.

 
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Heat comes back in OT to force game 7

LeBron James' 32 points and Ray Allen's 3-pointer gave the Miami Heat a chance to come back in OT. The Spurs led by 10 going into the fourth quarter.

 
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'The Mine' project will feature entrepreneurs crafting solutions to social needs

Ten young professionals are being sought for a nine-month program to encourage social entrepreneurism.

 
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VIDEO: The Swon Brothers take 3rd place in 'The Voice' finale

The brothers from Muskogee made it further than any other duo on the four seasons of the NBC reality singing competition but lost out to fellow Team Blake artist Danielle Bradbery.

 
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2011 Joplin Tornado

Overview: A massive tornado tore a 6-mile path across Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, May 22, 2011, killing more than 120 people, ripping into a hospital, crushing cars and leaving a forest of splintered tree trunks behind where entire neighborhoods once stood.

One year later, we revisit the city, talk to those who survived and honor those who died.

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These photos are looking west from the corner of West 26th Street and South Maiden Lane. ADAM WISNESKI & MIKE SIMONS/Tulsa World
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State of emergency extended to 25 more Oklahoma counties

State of emergency extended to 25 more Oklahoma counties   6/3/2013

State agencies can make emergency purchases to aid with recovery in counties affected by the storms.
Shell-shocked OKC-area residents cope with more storms

Shell-shocked OKC-area residents cope with more storms   6/1/2013

Multiple tornadoes and torrential rains mounted a furious assault on Oklahoma City and surrounding communities Friday.

State schools have 85 safe rooms   5/30/2013

More than $35 million has been spent during the past 12 years to build rooms where students can hold band or wrestling practice but also take shelter from a tornado, records show.
Joplin tornado survivors gather on one-year anniversary

Joplin tornado survivors gather on one-year anniversary   5/23/2012

She followed the sign down the street Tuesday, catching glimpses of it in the crowd but losing track of it again.
Obama lauds Joplin grads, residents in commencement speech

Obama lauds Joplin grads, residents in commencement speech   5/22/2012

A commencement speaker has two jobs, President Barack Obama observed Monday night.
Joplin High School graduation sparks memories of tornado for family

Joplin High School graduation sparks memories of tornado for family   5/22/2012

Ginny Yeoman calls herself one of the lucky ones, and here's why.

Joplin tornado: Graduation time is forever linked with tragedy   5/21/2012

Never mind the actual date; locals will always associate the May 22 tornado with high school graduation.
Destroyed hospital helped lead Joplin recovery with optimism

Destroyed hospital helped lead Joplin recovery with optimism   5/20/2012

A day after the storm, in a small town 30 minutes south of the tornado's path, hospital administrators borrowed a conference room to debate the future of St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Images of recovery

Images of recovery   5/20/2012

Joplin One Year Later: Tulsans build a little blue house ... and hope

Joplin One Year Later: Tulsans build a little blue house ... and hope   5/20/2012

Carrie Cook warned her boys not to get their hopes up: Lots of people need new homes after the tornado, so don't go counting your chickens before they're hatched.
Joplin One Year Later: 'You can't imagine the devastation,' say EMSA responders

Joplin One Year Later: 'You can't imagine the devastation,' say EMSA responders   5/20/2012

Being among the first emergency responders to a disaster like the Joplin tornado one year ago is overwhelming, but two veteran EMSA paramedics who went to the site said they were well prepared.
Joplin One Year Later: Revisiting the ruins he used to call home

Joplin One Year Later: Revisiting the ruins he used to call home   5/20/2012

Sometimes Russell Smith has to stop and look.
Joplin One Year Later: A new beginning after the death of his wife and infant son

Joplin One Year Later: A new beginning after the death of his wife and infant son   5/20/2012

Since losing his wife and son in the Joplin tornado, David Vanderhoofven has created a 'new normal' for himself.
Joplin One Year Later: Joplin Globe staff persevered and kept delivering the news

Joplin One Year Later: Joplin Globe staff persevered and kept delivering the news   5/20/2012

Wally Kennedy sat at his desk inside The Joplin Globe newspaper at 10 p.m. May 22, 2011, and typed these words: 'A tornado, which at its zenith was three-quarters of a mile wide, roared across the heart of Joplin at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, killing dozens of people and injuring hundreds.'
Pastor looks forward to anniversary

Pastor looks forward to anniversary   5/20/2012

The questions seemed to catch Pastor John Myers off guard.
Apache Corp. donates $350K for new Woodward sirens

Apache Corp. donates $350K for new Woodward sirens   4/24/2012

Apache Corp, an oil and gas exploration and production company, and the City of Woodward announced Monday a $350,000 donation from the company to replace the city's current tornado warning system with new equipment that will include battery backup and redundant controls.
Piedmont family thankful for faith months after tornado claimed their sons

Piedmont family thankful for faith months after tornado claimed their sons   12/9/2011

With the ultrasound before them, Ryan Hamil, 3, and his brother, Cole, 15 months, could hardly sit still.

Destroyed Joplin autism center gets $3 million donation   12/7/2011

A Joplin couple has donated $3 million to help rebuild an autism center that was destroyed by the May 22 tornado.

National ornament to honor Joplin tornado recovery   11/26/2011

Missouri's ornament for the 2011 National Christmas Tree display in Washington will honor the state's ongoing recovery from devastating tornadoes like the one that killed 161 people in Joplin in May.

Parents of Joplin tornado victim begin to heal   11/25/2011

A Joplin couple whose son was headed home from his high school graduation when he was sucked away by a deadly tornado are beginning to heal as they head into the first holiday season without him.
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