OzarksFirst (KOLR 10) is revisiting one of the darkest days in the history of the Ozarks with a 30-minute special marking the 15th anniversary of the Joplin tornado. The special, ...

A tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, on May 22, 2011, killing more than 150 people.

On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri, causing miles of damage across the city and leaving 161 ...

The Joplin EF-5 tornado of 2011 led to advancements in weather alerts, building design, and radar technology, as well as ...

Photographs from The Star’s archives document the destruction, resilience and hope the community would draw on to rebuild.

Dr. Kenneth Stewart, now an associate professor at KCU, remembers the devastating Joplin tornado 15 years ago when he and other medical professionals had to provide emergency care in a church and ...

On the 15th anniversary of the disaster that killed 158, The Star looks back at the health care workers at St. John’s ...

Human behavior researchers say catastrophes can bring out kindness in surprising ways. 15 years after Joplin, Mo., came together to rebuild after a deadly tornado, a community service spirit lives on.

JOPLIN, Mo. – A local news anchor who was on the air during the deadliest tornado in modern history said he still remembers everything from that night. “I thought I was ready for whatever was thrown ...

PECULIAR, Mo., May 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 22, 2026, Operation BBQ Relief® (OBR) will return to the city where its mission began, setting up at Cunningham Park in Joplin, Mo. to ...

Nanda Nunnelly had just come home from a weekend out of town when a massive, multi-vortex tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. The sky, she says, had a sickly green tinge. When the ...