The directors of a Joplin disaster resource center say rumors that the center is closing are not true. Someone has been distributing a flier saying the Joplin Family Worship Center’s Disaster Resource Center is closing. Spokesman Lowell Lane says the …
Many Joplin residents either ignored or were slow to react to the first warning sirens about a massive and deadly tornado this spring, partially because of years of false alarms, the government said Tuesday. In assessing the communications and warning …
The tornado that devastated Joplin in May is expected to cost insurance companies about $2.2 billion. Property Claims Services, which determines insurance payouts for catastrophes, said Tuesday that figure includes payouts already made and projected payouts for the May 22 …
Some federal money pledged to tornado-ravaged Joplin and other disaster sites is being diverted to help victims of Hurricane Irene. Bob Josephson of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday that FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund is running low. He says …
Missouri officials say the insurance payout from the May 22 Joplin tornado will be the largest payout in the state’s history. The Missouri Department of Insurance says it expects the claims to eventually total between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. …
The estimated cost of repairing or replacing tornado-damaged schools in the Joplin School District has climbed to $151 million. Superintendent C.J. Huff and his administrative team met June 3 with Gov. Jay Nixon and his team, as well as insurance …
All who were reported missing since the recent massive tornado in Joplin, Mo. has been accounted for, and at least 134 people have been confirmed killed, state officials said. The Missouri Department of Public Safety said the confirmed death toll …
At least 89 people have died in Joplin, Missouri, and the toll is expected to climb as one of the deadliest tornadoes in state history roared through the small Midwestern city Sunday, local officials said Monday. Rescue crews from throughout …