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.

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

Dr. Kenneth Stewart, now an associate professor at KCU, remembers the devastating Joplin tornado 15 years ago when he and other medical professionals had to provide emergency care in a church and ...

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

The tragic events in Joplin on May 22, 2011, gave researchers a unique opportunity to study a real-life worst-case scenario. The thorough study of the Joplin EF-5 tornado has since transformed ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Friday marks 15 years since a deadly EF5 tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri. Former Joplin Police Chief Lane Roberts and now a Missouri state representative recalls that ...

PECULIAR, Mo., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 22, 2026, Operation BBQ Relief® (OBR) will return to the city where its mission began, setting up at Cunningham Park in Joplin, Mo. to ...