The deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history devastated Joplin, Missouri, 15 years ago, causing an estimated $2.8 billion in damage, killing 161 and injuring 1,000.

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

Nearly 100,000 volunteers helped the town rebuild and a spirit of community service continues to this day. Researchers studying human behavior catastrophes can bring out compassion in surprising ways.

He’s an ultra-cyclist from Ireland who will attempt to ride the entire length of Route 66 over the course of 8-days. It’s ...

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

The tornado missed where we were by about 4 blocks. I started about 22nd and Main Street and began working east helping ...

On May 22, 2011, the deadliest tornado to strike the United States in half a century roared into the heart of Joplin, Mo., ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A St. Louis County homeowner says he paid $8,000 for tornado repairs that never began. The contractor, already under investigation by Missouri Attorney General’s Office for ...

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Possible tornado spotted in Springfield, MO. Viewer video shows a funnel cloud; radar and damage reports covered. Sen. Bill Cassidy ousted in Louisiana GOP primary, as Trump-backed foe and another ...