Barriers were broken in Joplin, at least that was the plan.

Police Department launched a new program to support senior citizens and those with disabilities. Joplin police Chief Richard Pearson on Friday announced Operation Silver Shield to provide ...

Human behavior researchers say catastrophes can bring out kindness in surprising ways. 15 years after Joplin, Mo., came ...

In the aftermath of the tornado, thousands of volunteers came to help Joplin from around the country. Many wrote messages of hope on this tornado-damaged house, and later, Joplin residents wrote a ...

CEO of Sheepdog Impact Assistance talks lasting impact of Joplin tornado ...

Nanda Nunnelly had just come home from a weekend out of town when a massive, multi-vortex tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The sky, she says, had a sickly green tinge. When the ...

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

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 ...