The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history devastated Joplin, Missouri, 15 years ago, causing an estimated $2.8 billion in ...

Photographs from The Star’s archives document the destruction, resilience and hope the community would draw on to rebuild.

On this, the 15th anniversary of the 2011 Joplin tornado — the Salvation Army in Joplin unveils an expansion of its Hope ...

A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from ...

Nearly 100,000 volunteers helped the town rebuild and a spirit of community service continues to this day. Researchers ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - President Barack Obama traveled to Joplin to speak at a memorial service for tornado victims on May 29, 2011.

Nearly one year after a tornado devastated north St. Louis, the city has received no funding from a federal program that has directed billions to other major American disaster zones, and a review of ...

Jeff Carrier has been named president of Mercy Joplin Communities, effective Monday. He will also lead Mercy operations in Carthage and in Galena, Pittsburg and Columbus, Kansas. Locally, Mercy is one ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Tornado warnings have been canceled by the National Weather Service (NWS) across northern Missouri on Saturday afternoon. Grundy, Livingston, Linn and Sullivan Counties were under ...

Dallas County, MO — The National Weather Service (NWS) has confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Dallas County on April 26, 2026, as part of the severe weather system that swept through the ...