joplin tornado

The 2011 Joplin tornado is the subject of a new documentary film. “The Twister: Caught in the Storm" was released last week by Netflix, nearly 14 years after the tornado struck Missouri.

Jeff Terry and Travis Griffin both grew up in Joplin and met in middle school. They met in middle school growing up in Joplin, but didn’t reconnect – or fall in love – until their 30s after living through the 2011 Joplin tornado.

Author/poet WALTER BARGEN reads his tornado-inspired poem, 'A Different Prayer' at [4:04]. (The first four minutes of the show is spent sharing stories…

A new documentary profiles efforts to provide healing for Joplin’s tornado-stricken city. The release of “ Butterfly Angels ” falls on the sixth...

A judge has denied a motion to set aside a $1.4 million judgment against a developer that Joplin hired to help with tornado recovery work.Jasper County…

The mother of a boy killed in the Joplin tornado is abandoning her request to have a seat saved for him during the high school commencement.The…

A fund established after the deadly Joplin tornado is distributing the last of its money.The Joplin Globe reports that donations poured into the Joplin…

Joplin is beginning to get reimbursed for debris removal stemming from a massive 2011 tornado that killed 161 people and destroyed thousands of…

A fund for victims of the 2011 Joplin tornado has closed after distributing nearly $1 million to residents and nonprofits.The Joplin City Council this…

A new Joplin hospital that replaces one destroyed by a deadly tornado is opening its doors to patients Sunday. The $465 million Mercy Hospital Joplin…