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Top Stories: Three EF-1 Tornadoes Confirmed In North Texas; A Study To Restore Memory Loss

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Storm damage in Stephenville.

The top local stories this morning from KERA News: Residents in Tolar, Stephenville, and Cool are cleaning up after EF-1 tornadoes struck the towns.

There’s a very low chance of severe weather today. Expect showers throughout the day.

Other stories this morning:

  • The Fort Worth Stockyards is an iconic destination, but how much of it is historic? The city’s zoning commission will discuss that today.
  • Millions of Americans suffer from memory loss, but doctors and scientists haven’t yet figured out how to reverse it. An ambitious new project based in North Texas hopes to find the key.

You can listen to North Texas stories weekdays at 8:22 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.