School doors open in Joplin, Mo., three months after deadly tornado. Aug. 17, 2011 -- For a town desperately seeking a return to some sense of normalcy, the ringing of school bells is more welcome ...

Students, faculty, and members of the community turned out by the hundreds to join officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, in dedicating the new Joplin High School in Joplin, Missouri.

With Joplin High leveled by the tornado, this year s junior and seniors have been attending classes at a nearby mall. Other schools in the area have moved to temporary locations in abandoned ...

Altogether, the tornado was on the ground for about 22 miles, per the NIST report — six of those miles spanning across the city of Joplin. As many as 553 businesses and 7,411 homes were damaged ...

A partnership between Pittsburg State University’s Crossland College of Technology, Joplin High School and Franklin Technology Center will provide students an affordable path to technology ...

Summer school is open at several schools around the district, including Joplin Early Childhood, Cecil Floyd Elementary, Dover Hill Elementary, Soaring Heights Elementary, North Middle School and ...

Linda Dinwiddie stands outside a tornado-damaged house belonging to her nephew Tuesday, May 24, 2011, in Joplin , Mo. A large tornado moved through much of the city Sunday, damaging a hospital and ...

A forum for Joplin voters to hear from the four candidates for Joplin Board of Education will be held Monday at Joplin City Hall. The session will start at 6 p.m. in the City Council chambers.

Numerous other comparisons have been made between Joplin's deadly 2011 tornado and St. Louis' recent twister, including how the Federal Emergency Management Agency responded to both disasters.

The teens who moved debris and hauled tree limbs in Joplin, Mo., last month, in the wake of a tornado May 22 that devastated a full one-third of the city, had their muscles honed at home first ...