Joplin tornado News

Farmers Being Recognized by IICF for Helping Disaster Stricken Communities

Farmers Insurance will be presented with the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Golden Horizon Award at the organization’s annual Horizon Award Gala on March 16 at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, Calif. Accepting the IICF award on behalf of …

Missouri Senate Backs $15M of Aid After Joplin Tornado

Missouri senators have backed a plan that could provide $15 million to Joplin to rebuild street curbs and gutters damaged as a result of a deadly 2011 tornado. The legislation given initial approval would create a disaster recovery fund for …

Contractor Sued Over Joplin Tornado Waste

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is suing a southwest Missouri company for allegedly dumping tornado waste from Joplin into an abandoned mine shaft. Koster on April 1 announced the suit against Bryan Weldon and Weldon Contractors and Construction LLC of …

After Joplin Tornado, Town Looked Like a War Zone, Adjusters Say

“One of the eeriest things was … the lack of noise. There were no birds. There was no sound. There was no vegetation. There was nothing. There were no dogs. There were no cars. It was just mounds of rubble,” …

Forecasters Unsure What to Expect This Tornado Season

Tornado season is starting, but don’t ask meteorologists how bad it will be this spring and summer. They don’t know. They’re having a hard enough time getting a fix on the likely path of storms expected in the next 48 …