Rain is expected to fall across the Kansas City area on Thursday, mainly focused along and south of Interstate 70, according to the National Weather Service. The rain is expected to be mostly light, and the potential for thunderstorms and lightning will be limited, the weather service said in its forecast discussion.

A rare dust storm engulfed the city of Chicago, creating apocalyptic sights and dropping visibility levels to near zero.

Storms on Friday sent dust from central Illinois farms into the city. Chicago hasn't seen a dust storm that significant since 1934, during the height of the Dust Bowl.

Mayor Cara Spencer placed the city’s emergency manager on administrative leave pending an investigation into the failure to warn residents.

St. Louis' emergency management chief has been placed on administrative leave, the city's mayor said, after sirens meant to sound during a tornado warning failed to be activated ahead of Friday's ...