A suburban Oklahoma City public school system has reached an agreement with the families of seven children killed in a tornado, ending three years of litigation. The May 20, 2013, tornado leveled large portions of Moore, including Plaza Towers Elementary …
Applications to build storm shelters have spiked a month after a tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma. Moore spokeswoman Deidre Ebrey says officials there have noticed an increase in the number of people applying for storm shelters since the March …
The city of Southaven, Miss., is spending $2.66 million for a storm shelter will double as a community multipurpose facility. The city board of aldermen on Tuesday awarded the contract to the lower bidder, Murphy and Sons Inc. of Southaven. …
Tupelo has received money for architectural design and engineering of domed storm shelters able to hold a total of 2,300 people in two city parks. The domes are designed to withstand winds up to 250 mph, The Northeast Mississippi Daily …
The 1,200-pound steel cylinder in James Trudeau’s driveway certainly struck his Bourbonnais neighborhood as odd, at least at first. Even Kankakee County’s planning department wasn’t sure what to make of it when Trudeau sought a building permit to bury it …
When building an above-ground storm shelter, or any shelter for that matter, make sure building materials are rated to withstand high tornadic winds and the onslaught of debris those winds can bring. Especially when it comes to selecting doors. That’s …
Oklahoma budget writers say an initiative petition to install storm shelters and safe rooms in every Oklahoma public school could overstress the state’s biggest and most critical revenue fund and slow the flow of tax dollars for vital public services. …
Arkansas’ Emergency Management Department says a private storm shelter where a death occurred after a tornado tore through central Arkansas last week didn’t meet safety requirements. Emergency management officials said Monday that the storm shelter had a door failure during …
The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma has made a $500,000 donation to Moore Public Schools to build a 1,600-person storm shelter. Convention officials announced Wednesday that the gift will be designated for Central Elementary School and Central Junior High School, …
A pair of Oklahoma legislators says businesses, schools and churches that open their doors to passers-by during violent weather should be spared liability if their temporary guests are hurt or killed. A bill by Rep. Larry Glenn, R-Miami, would exempt …