A Missouri healthcare company says it has toughened safety requirements for construction at its hospitals since six people died at its facility in Joplin when a massive tornado ripped through the city. Mercyhealth has prioritized securing its new hospitals with …
Two years ago today, an EF 5 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, 4.4 miles west of Newcastle. The powerful twister, with wind speeds reaching 210 miles per hour, cleared a path of destruction stretching fourteen miles while on the …
Three years after a massive EF-5 tornado demolished Hackleburg High School, Marion County Schools Superintendent Ryan Hollingsworth said work is progressing on a new school. “It’s an unfortunate situation to cause it to come about, but this is going to …
The Adams County Board of Supervisors has delayed a decision about funding the construction of the FEMA 361 shelter. The Natchez Democrat reports bids for the shelter – which has been five years in the planning – came in higher …
Nearly 71,000 insurance claims have been filed since violent tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma last month, with payments already topping an estimated $560 million, the Oklahoma Insurance Department reported Tuesday. “These numbers are more proof of the dramatic impact the …