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Thursday, May 09, 2013  A group of Drury University students have presented a plan for a demonstration house that supporters hope could help make Joplin a model of environmentally sound rebuilding from disasters.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Firearms manufacturers looking to relocate to Missouri could collect a tax credit under a bill given first-round approval by the Missouri House.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The previous site was destroyed in an EF-5 twister that also leveled the hospital.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A former Joplin resident has pleaded guilty to disaster fraud for benefits she received after a deadly tornado hit the city in 2011.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The experiment went into effect April 1 and will last through November 30.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The massive E-F5 tornado killed 161 people and flattened a large swath of the city, destroying thousands of homes and commercial buildings.

Sunday, January 20, 2013  JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- Nearly two years after a tornado demolished much of Joplin, acts of generosity are continuing to lighten the burden for residents who lost nearly everything.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  Residents in tornado-ravaged Joplin are being asked to help design bow ties that will be hawked to raise money for an arts center and ongoing recovery efforts.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Missouri National Guard says it still has one soldier working in Joplin, 20 months after guard members responded to the devastating tornado that killed 161 people.

Friday, January 11, 2013  State regulators say insurance claims from the May 2011 Joplin tornado are likely to reach $2 billion.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  An insurance company that nearly went under after the Joplin tornado is back in better financial condition.

Friday, January 04, 2013  A Joplin woman has admitted defrauding the federal government out of disaster benefits following the May 2011 tornado that devastated the city.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Joplin Airport will continue to provide federally subsidized airline service for two more years.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  A Joplin congregation whose church was destroyed in the May 2011 tornado is holding its first in-house worship service since the tornado.