Two years to the day that an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, killing 161 people, the city was greeted with near perfect weather, as thousands came out Wednesday to honor the lives of those lost, and reflect upon the continuing recovery effort.
An I-49 mural made by students at Joplin East Middle School
Credit Scott Harvey / KSMU
U.S Senator Roy Blunt speaks at a ceremony for I-49 (from L-R): MoDOT Director Kevin Keith, District Engineer Becky Baltz, Chairman of Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Rudolph E. Farber, and Federal Highway Administration’s Victor Mendez
