JOPLIN — The numbers look increasingly bleak for families hoping for the best after a monster tornado that devastated the town of Joplin, as the city has raised the death toll to at least 142 and state officials say 100 people are still missing.
UPDATE: 2011 now deadliest year for tornadoes since 1950
Saturday, May 28, 2011 | 5:29 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:18 p.m. CDT, Saturday, May 28, 2011
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