JOPLIN — As the May 22 tornado bore down on her home near 26th Street and Wall Avenue, Heather Wyrick grabbed her three children and ran to her basement. She held one child in each arm and put the third child under her legs, hoping she could protect all three.
Kansas couple buy home for Missouri tornado survivor
Sunday, August 7, 2011 | 5:37 p.m. CDT
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