Joplin tornado

Missouri and Illinois have few state regulations directly related to tornado safety. Some elected officials are now questioning whether current building requirements are enough to protect residents from powerful storms.

A visitor to the new wing of the Mercy hospital in Festus can likely tell immediately where the old building ends and the new part begins. The atrium…

As Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon’s tenure in the executive branch ends, he's leaving something of a paradoxical legacy.The Democratic statewide official…

The nearly 600 federal trailers that housed Joplin residents since the May 2011 tornado are slowly emptying, with only about 80 of the trailers still…

The EF-5 tornado in Joplin, Missouri in May 2011 killed 161 people and a left city and its residents devastated.Two filmmakers - Beth Pike and Erica…

The Missouri National Guard reports four of its soldiers stole electronics from a Wal-Mart store while helping recovery efforts after last year's tornado…

Missouri National Guard members have been disciplined for looting in Joplin after the massive tornado.But the guard has refused to release information…

Will be updated.Missouri Governor Jay Nixon has opened a day of remembrance in Joplin by honoring tornado survivors, medical workers and volunteers who've…

KSMU's Missy Shelton contributed reporting for this story.A commencement address from President Barack Obama capped a difficult year for the Joplin High…

Federal court sides with Quinn in pay disputeA federal appeals court has sided with Illinois governor Pat Quinn over canceled pay raises due to thousands…