Greensburg Rising



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The town continues its rebuilding efforts unabated, even as it approaches the first anniversary of the twister that almost erased it, and The Early Show was there for a weeklong series. More...




REO Rocks With Greensburg

Band Does Live Concert Marking Milestone In Town's Recovery -- A Year Of Rebuilding After Mammoth Twister

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Grilled Beef Recipes, From Cattle Country

Top Texas Chef Tim Love Shares Them In Greensburg, Kan.; Locals Offer Picnic Sides, Desserts



Greensburg Continues To Come Back To Life

Community Spirit Abounds In Tiny Kansas Town Decimated By Twister A Year Ago

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Greensburg On Comeback Trail...

...And It's Green! The Early Show Continues To Help Twister-Leveled Town Rebuild

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Greensburg: A Story Of Revival

Early Show Pitches In As Kansas Town Rebounds From Devastating Twister A Year Ago

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Greensburg's Rebirth

Locals, Volunteers Working Tirelessly To Put Tiny, Twister-Torn Kansas Town Back On Map



Tragedy To Triumph: Greensburg Rising

The Early Show Helps Rebuild Kansas Town Decimated By Huge Twister

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REO Speedwagon To Play For Greensburg

Band Will Make Live Appearance On The Early Show To Support Community Rebuilding After Tornado

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Notebook: Lessons Learned In Kansas

Sreenivasan On The Life Cycle Of News, Life On The Road, And The Wisdom Of The People He Met

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Bush Tours Town Wiped Out By Tornado

President Surveys What Little Is Left Of Kansas Farming Town

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Kansas Tornado Death Toll Rises

11 Deaths Now Reported After Injured Police Officer Taken Off Life Support

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Survivor Found In Kansas Tornado Rubble

Death Toll At 11 Statewide; Greensburg Residents Return To Ruined Town

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Kansas Tornado Survivors Return To Ruin

Death Toll Reaches 10; As Much As 95 Percent Of Greensburg, Kan., Destroyed

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Search Continues For Kansas Storm Victims

At Least 10 Killed; Nearly All Of Greensburg, Kansas Destroyed

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Tragedy To Triumph

Go behind the scenes as The Early Show chronicles a town's comeback from a devastating tornado


Video Archive

Greensburg's Rebirth

Check out videos of remarkable Early Show reports from the Kansas town making a comeback after it was almost flattened by a tornado.


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