A federal judge has tossed out a woman’s lawsuit against Home Depot over the deaths of her husband and two children who had sought refuge inside the big-box store destroyed during the devastating 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri. U.S. District …
Tornado research has surged since a massive twister destroyed much of Joplin, Mo., and killed 161 people. Engineers, meteorologists and social scientists have published almost 800 peer-reviewed studies about tornadoes over the past five years, The Joplin Globe reports. David …
An audit of Joplin found enough mismanagement over its hiring of a master developer following a May 2011 tornado that devastated the southwest Missouri city that the findings have been turned over to authorities, the state auditor said Tuesday. The …
Joplin city officials are trying to determine the status of a Texas-based contractor hired to lead the Missouri city’s recovery from the 2011 tornado after it vacated its offices without notice. Wallace Bajjali Development Partners is no longer operating out …
Since a tornado devastated Joplin in 2011, more than $100 million has been spent by school districts in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas to provide safe rooms for students, staff and patrons during severe weather, according to a newspaper analysis. …
A man already in state prison for drug trafficking has admitted to trying to claim disaster benefits after the 2011 Joplin tornado. Federal prosecutors say 35-year-old Gary L. Mitchell Jr., pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements to the Federal …
Joplin, Mo., leaders share their stories about the 2011 tornado and the recovery efforts that followed in a newly published book. The Joplin Globe reports the book, titled “Joplin Pays It Forward,” can be downloaded for free from the city’s …
National standards should be set for building construction, storm shelters and emergency communications to reduce death and damage from tornados, a federal agency that studied the deadly 2011 tornado in Joplin, Missouri, recommended on Thursday. The National Institute of Standards …
Research examined terrain damage of Joplin and Tuscaloosa tornadoes The first field investigations of the effect of terrain elevation changes on tornado path, vortex, strength and damage have yielded valuable information that could help prevent the loss of human life …
The city of Joplin is being given 32 storm shelters that were used at temporary housing sites after the 2011 tornado. The Federal Emergency Management Agency gave the shelters to the state, which offered them to Joplin, Mo., for free. …