Joplin tornado

Federal court sides with Quinn in pay disputeA federal appeals court has sided with Illinois governor Pat Quinn over canceled pay raises due to thousands…

One year after a tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., life for the city's residents is beginning to return to normal. President Obama will deliver Joplin High School's commencement speech.

Seven Joplin residents and a Laclede County man are facing federal fraud charges over requests for FEMA aid after the deadly May 2011 tornado.The U.S.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2012 - Had Shandie Reed of Joplin been alone in her house last May 22, it’s unlikely she'd be…

It's been nearly a year since a tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., destroying several school buildings. As the city rebuilds, some students have been attending a makeshift facility at the mall. Students, teachers and administrators reflect on a tumultuous year that has brought healing and hope.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 11, 2012 - The Joplin community has been richly blessed by an outpouring of support from our…

The Joplin School District will get almost $50,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to provide its students and staff recover from the EF-5 tornado…

Missouri will receive a $16.5 million federal grant to fund temporary jobs aimed at helping with large-scale recovery efforts from the 2011 Joplin tornado…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 1, 2012 - On Wednesday morning, before driving back to St. Louis from Potosi, Mo., Quinn…

University of Missouri Curators to consider raising tuition todayThe special meeting comes after the governing board postponed consideration of a tuition…