Four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family who had sought shelter inside a home that was razed by a powerful tornado, authorities…

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a “long time,” the mayor warned today, as officials struggled to…

This is another in a series of stories investigating the decline in rural Kansas and efforts to reverse it. To listen to the series as a podcast, click here.   GREENSBURG — The massive tornado…

DALLAS (AP) — Crews searched today through the rubble of homes and businesses torn apart by a tornado that ripped through the Dallas area the night before, and one person was killed by a falling…

LAWRENCE — As they continue to dig out of the damage their flower and vegetable market sustained in a May 28 tornado, Karen and John Pendleton were the beneficiaries Tuesday of a fundraiser spearheaded by…

Build higher, build stronger ? it pays off big in Kansas. Disaster mitigation investments in Kansas yielded more savings than efforts in any other state, a new study found. The Pew Charitable Trusts listed Missouri…

LAWRENCE ? As Karen Pendleton surveyed the damage Tuesday afternoon from a May 28 tornado that hit her and her husband John?s flower and vegetable market east of town, she vacillated as to what the…

The National Weather Service is investigating why a warning wasn’t issued for a small northeast Kansas town when a tornado hit the city. The Kansas City Star reports that the EF1 tornado developed early Friday…

PAOLA, Kan. (AP) — The National Weather Service says a tornado near the eastern Kansas town of Paola was a small one, but it was still enough to cause damage. The Kansas City Star reports…

BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) ? Picking through the twisted debris that had been her Alabama mobile home, Carol Dean found her wedding dress and a Father?s Day note to her husband reading, ?Daddy, I love you…