Latest local news, weather and high school sports for Tri-State area

Friday, May 10, 2013  Iowa is close to breaking a state record for the longest stretch without a reported tornado.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A group of Drury University students have presented a plan for a demonstration house that supporters hope could help make Joplin a model of environmentally sound rebuilding from disasters.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The National Weather Service is expanding an experimental warning project to include more states in the middle part of the U.S.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  A former Joplin resident has pleaded guilty to disaster fraud for benefits she received after a deadly tornado hit the city in 2011.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  It's been one year since an EF5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  National Weather Service warnings updated since Joplin tornado. There is a renewed call to heed the warnings no matter when or where they are posted.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The National Weather Service is kicking off an experiment next week with a new kind of tornado warning that's aimed to scare people into seeking shelter.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  A new report says the city of Joplin might not end up with any debt related to the May 22 tornado.

Saturday, January 14, 2012  A popular TV show gave two sisters the opportunity help rebuild Joplin.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Insurers have spent about $1.13 billion in claims tied to the Joplin tornado and payouts continue to grow.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  Last week, more than ten thousand volunteers converged in Joplin for ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. For the first time in the show's history, the goal was to build not one, but seven homes in seven days.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  The list of missing in Joplin is down to zero, as everyone has been accounted for, either dead or alive.

Monday, August 08, 2011  I had a feeling this trip would change me and I was right.  Stories of survival gave me chills when I heard them.

Sunday, July 31, 2011  St. Mary's Church in Shelbina travels to Joplin, Missouri's St. Mary's Church.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for July 27, we find out one charity soliciting for Joplin donations is a fake.