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Tuesday, May 22, 2012  On part one of her special series, KTVO Meteorologist Vanessa Alonso returns to Joplin, a city she once called home, one year after the EF-5 tornado leaves its mark. In this story, you'll read about the how the tornado formed and the first half of it's six mile path through the city.

Saturday, August 28, 2010  A group of Ottumwa residents launced a balloon into near space Saturday collecting images of the earth and space.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  The Missouri Department of Transportation says the cost was about 20 percent higher than the annual winter average of $41 million.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Missouri field office issued its first crop progress and condition report of the year Monday.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  The Department of Natural Resources says land between rivers and levees is prime habitat for birds and animals.

Friday, January 22, 2010  The federal Department of Health and Human Services is releasing more than $9.5 million to help poor Missourians pay their energy bills.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010  Joe Gillman is director of the Geology and Land Survey Division in the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010  The Missouri Department of Transportation says it has used 78,000 gallons of beet juice mixed with salt so far this winter.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009  The National Agriculture Statistics Service says that almost two-thirds of Missouri's corn and soybean crops have now been harvested.

Friday, November 06, 2009  The Missouri Department of Transportation has stocked up on salt and prepared its equipment for handling snow and ice.

Monday, November 02, 2009  An unusually wet fall has made it harder for some farmers to get their crops out of the fields.