May 28th, 2008 · Many buildings in Picher, Okla., were targeted for demolition even before a devastating tornado hit the former lead-mining town. Now the government has decided not to rebuild. Picher pharmacy owner Gary Linderman talks about the decision.
May 12th, 2008 · Damage estimates in Picher, Okla., where deadly tornadoes struck over the weekend, are complicated by the fact that much of the former lead-mining town was already scheduled for demolition because of ecological concerns.
May 11th, 2008 · Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ravaged parts of Missouri, Oklahoma and Georgia on Saturday, killing more than 20 people. KCUR reporter Frank Morris reports from the small town of Picher, O.K., which was devastated by a tornado.
Feb 11th, 2007 · Onetime mining boomtown Picher, Okla., sits on one of the largest, most polluted Superfund sites in the country. The thousand or so residents who haven't yet abandoned the town are finally being driven out by the threat that mines under the city could collapse without warning.