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

JOPLIN, Mo. — On this, the 15th anniversary of the 2011 Joplin tornado — the Salvation Army in Joplin unveils an expansion of its Hope Memorial. It was made from debris of the old Salvation Army ...

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

On the 15th anniversary of the disaster that killed 158 in Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, The Star is republishing photographs from our archives that document the destruction, resilience and hope ...

ON CAPITOL HILL I'M RACHEL HIRSCHHEIMER TODAY MARKS 15 YEARS SINCE AN EF-5 TORNADO TORE THROUGH JOPLIN MISSOURI - KILLING 161 PEOPLE AND FOREVER CHANGING THE CITY'S LANDSCAPE. THE STORM WAS ONE OF THE ...

While her home was completely destroyed, Amy Jump, her husband and three children all survived the tornado that devastated Joplin. DAVID EULITT/The Kansas City Sta Star file photo On the 15th ...

On this date in history: In 1868, seven members of the Reno gang stole $98,000 from a railway car at Marshfield, Ind. It was the original "Great Train Robbery." In 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt ...

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

JOPLIN, Mo. – A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from that night. “I thought I was ready for whatever was thrown ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KCTV) - Fifteen years after the deadliest tornado in modern U.S. history tore through Joplin, Missouri, an emergency physician who set up a makeshift triage center is reflecting on that ...

On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, causing miles of damage across the city and leaving 161 people dead, with more than 1,000 others injured. Fifteen years later, ...