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From The Newsroom: Tornado Cleanup; Boosting Opportunities For Veterans

Anna Bernson
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Tornado damage in Mineral Wells.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: A tornado struck Mineral Wells last night, causing damage in a six-to-eight block section of the city’s downtown area. We’ll have an update on that and other towns affected by last night’s storms.

Also, Children’s Medical Center in Dallas is testing new technology to help kids heal from major procedures at home.

Finally, the U.S. Office of Veterans Affairs is launching a new initiative to help boost re-entry opportunities for veterans.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.