Joplin city officials have changed the city's outdoor warning siren activation policy as the result of an unwarned EF1 tornado that struck the west side of the city April 24, ...

The City of Joplin has updated its official outdoor warning siren activation policy to take a more proactive approach during severe thunderstorms the National Weather Service ...

5 On Your Side fought the state for insurance records. What we found had been sitting in a government file since 1988.

A disaster of the magnitude of the one that hit Joplin 15 years ago provided a wealth of information for scientists and ...

DOTHAN, Ala. ( WDHN) — Nexstar’s WDHN in Dothan, Alabama, was hit by a tornado Monday night as storms ripped through the area ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM/KJFX) - May 22, 2026 marked 15 years since the tragic day that claimed 161+ lives. Community members ...

OzarksFirst (KOLR 10) is revisiting one of the darkest days in the history of the Ozarks with a 30-minute special marking the 15th anniversary of the Joplin tornado. The special, ...

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 ...

The Rogers-based organization had only been around for a year when an EF-5 tornado destroyed parts of Joplin, Missouri and killed 161 people.

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

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 ...