Joplin (Jasper, Missouri)

Whether it's a hurricane, a flood, a tornado or an earthquake, Americans count on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to be among the first responders. As the recent example of Hurricane Irene shows, only government can marshal the vast resources...

On the edge of the Nebraska sand hills is Lake McConaughy, a 22-mile-long reservoir that in summer becomes a magnet for Winnebagos, fishermen and kite sailors. But officials here in Keith County, population 8,370, imagined this scene: an Al Qaeda...

NEW YORK — Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on, the nation gently handed Sept. 11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A stark memorial took its place where twin towers once stood, and the names of...

Determined never to forget but perhaps ready to move on, the nation gently handed Sept. 11 over to history Sunday and etched its memory on a new generation. A stark memorial took its place where twin towers once stood, and the names of the lost...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Academy Sports and Outdoors opened its newest location on Friday.  It's one of the bigger stores in the company at 87,000 square feet.  The company’s first store in the Springfield area and second in Missouri is just west of...

Randy Salem graduated high school and passed on college for a promotion at the grocery store near his home in Johnstown. The Osborne Street business was then known as Gee Bee’s. Today it is called Randy’s Bi-Lo — because Salem owns it....

Almost four months to the day after an EF-5 tornado smashed through Joplin, one metro school district wants people there to know that they haven't been forgotten. The Hickman Mills School District is loading up TVs, computers, monitors, printers and...

JOPLIN, Mo.-- According to a report released Tuesday, local authorities responded effectively to the tornado here on May 22, but there's always room for improvement, especially when it comes to telling people that they must take cover now.  The National...

A couple of days ago the NWS came out with their assessment of the Joplin tornado that struck on May 22nd. The purpose of the report is to evaluate and improve the information stream and the quality of information that comes out of the local offices......

Daniel and Erin Turner are finally going home, four months after a deadly EF-5 tornado tore through their Joplin neighborhood. This time, they say that their home will be bigger, better and safer than it was before. The Turners were at the lake with...

ABC’s Emmy-award winning reality TV show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition announced that the show’s upcoming build in Joplin will be preceded by a community-wide pep rally on October 4. The event will be held on Tuesday, October 4, at Calvary...

The town of Joplin enters a new phase after this spring's tornado. Buildings and house are being demolished that were badly damaged in the deadly storm. New video was recently released of the tornado as it slammed into the Joplin high school....