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Burke's Tornado Recovery | Dakota Life

SDPB | By SDPB Staff

Published September 25, 2024 at 3:00 PM CDT

In 2019, a blessing came to town in the middle of the night disguised as a freight train of destruction—while it could have been much worse, thankfully, only two people were injured. We talk with Mayor Tom Glover about how Burke rebuilt itself better than ever after this tornado ripped the town apart and brought the community closer together.

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