JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The closing of a building that housed several faith-based relief organizations after the May 2011 tornado in Joplin has closed, marking an unofficial milestone for recovery efforts.
The Xceligent office in Sedalia is taking donations for Relief efforts in Moore, Okla. The business has two enclosed trailers that they are trying to fill. Xceligent is compiling a team from their Sedalia office and Lee's Summit office to travel to Moore to distribute the items and assist with clean-up efforts.
Last week, CBS opted to postpone airing its 'Mike & Molly' third season finale episode "Windy City," whose tornado-themed content was deemed insensitive in the wake of the disasters befalling the state of Oklahoma. Now, the eye network has rescheduled the finale episode for this upcoming Thursday, but will anything change about the content?
If you brought a spare pare of pants to work today, feel free to watch this video. Storm chasers Bradon Ivey and Sean Casey were sitting in their "Tornado Intercept Vehicle" when they quite literally intercepted a tornado.
Cardinal Loans has teamed up with the First Baptist Church of Moore to collect items to help our Neighbors in Oklahoma. They will be collecting donations until May 31, then sending donations directly to Moore.
A lot of people are doing some amazing "homegrown" grassroots efforts to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado disaster. We have been bringing you the ones we know of on the air to help with the cause.
The National Weather Service and Warrensburg/Johnson County Emergency Management and Sedalia/Pettis County Emergency Management Agency tracked a tornado that landed yesterday (May 20).
Officials in Oklahoma have lowered the number of deaths suffered to 24 in the massive tornado that swept through the town of Moore Monday night. Originally, the figure had been as high as 51, probably a result of double-counting.