Joplin News

Joplin - An EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011, and at least two businesses, one a hometown favorite for almost 20 years, have yet to reopen one year later.

Joplin - On the one-year anniversary of the tornado that devastated Joplin, businesses have reopened and lost co-workers and customers are remembered.

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Joplin - Words cannot fully describe the damage that the EF-5 tornado inflicted on Joplin, but pictures of the destruction better convey the wreckage and why Joplin continues to need help.

Quapaw - The music festival, located at Downstream Casino Resort, was held in order to raise money for the City of Joplin Tornado Relief Fund and the event featured five bands, food, T-shirts, and a Heisman Trophy winner.

Joplin - President Barack Obama spoke at the memorial service held for victims of the Joplin tornado and two audience members share their recollections of the event.

Joplin - Within hours of the devastating tornadoes in Missouri and Minnesota last night, emergency agencies like the American Red Cross and AmeriCares were on the scene.

Joplin - The destruction reaped by the deadliest tornado in nearly 60 years was captured in images showing debris piles where businesses once stood.

Joplin - The deadliest tornado to hit the US in almost 60 years ripped through Joplin, Missouri on Sunday, leading Governor Jay Nixon to declare a state of emergency as the city now deals with the storm’s devastation which has claimed at least 90 lives.

In Joplin Missouri, the words "Gay Pride" are often met with many different opinions. Deep in the heart of America's Bible Belt people speaking out for same-sex marriages are on the rise.