Kansas City, Missouri – John Davies is an experienced storm chaser. He analyzes data for weather outlets, including the National Weather Service. He and his wife were struck when driving toward the Joplin tornado how many people were out on the streets, going about their daily business.

By Maria Carter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon says crews will begin hauling away debris today left by the massive tornado that damaged or destroyed more than 8,000 buildings in Joplin.

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback says he expects other states to follow the lead of Kansas in shutting down their government arts agencies.

Emergency loans are being made available to farmers whose crops were affected by drought, wind and fires earlier this year.

By Steve Bell

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

By Bryan Thompson, Kansas Public Radio

SALINA, Ks. – The World Health Organization has designated today as "World No Tobacco Day." It's a day to highlight that tobacco is responsible for killing one in every ten adults worldwide. But as health officials are trying to discourage tobacco use, Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson reports that tobacco companies are test marketing a new form of their product in Kansas.

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By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – Experts say they're worried about environmental dangers in Joplin's air, water and debris piles after the massive tornado.

The first emergency teams that went to Joplin from Kansas City have been analyzing how it worked to help a city recover after being hit by a tornado of historic proportions.

A new analysis led by Saint Louis University suggests that when it comes to stroke care, minorities and whites are not treated equally.

Kelly Myers is in marketing and product development at Sprint, but she's always had a penchant for songwriting. This past year, an online encounter with a musician on the other side of the world, has finally allowed her to produce the kind of music that she wanted to create.

By Sylvia Maria Gross

Kansas City, MO – More is coming out about how a thrown-together setup was able to move the injured from Joplin's tornado.The critical need for more ambulances than the city could provide was worked out early in the disaster. In the analysis that came days later, three emergency services from the Kansas City area and a Springfield hospital turned chaos into something workable. KCUR's Dan Verbeck has more of the story.

By Steve Bell

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –

By Courtney Flatt, KBIA

Joplin, Mo. – After touring the destruction in some of Joplin's hardest-hit areas yesterday (Sunday), President Obama addressed a packed auditorium on the Missouri State Southern University campus. KBIA's Courtney Flatt was there and has this report.