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Aug. 12, 2024: Survivors and sorrow of ‘Children of the Storm’; Paralympian finds serenity in sport

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51min 54sec
Black and white photo of a makeshift school bus.
Courtesy of Fulcrum Publishing
A makeshift school bus was stranded in Kiowa County on March 26, 1931. Five children and the driver died.

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A packed school bus, stranded in a blizzard. The driver's gone for help, and the older children are left in charge. Today, "Children of the Storm," the story of the Pleasant Hill school bus tragedy on Colorado's southeastern plains in 1931. Author and historian Ariana Harner joins us. Then, Colorado Paralympian YanXiao Gong heads to Paris already a world champion. He talks about his childhood love for his sport.