The ruling comes nearly two years after a then 16-year-old undergoing a gender transition filed a petition to change his name to better fit his gender identity. Both of the teen’s parents consented to ...

Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke each year, causing tens of thousands of deaths and even more long-term health issues in ...

Olivia Kaufman, a second-year KCU student who is studying to be a pediatrician, said she’s learning more about the children she’ll be treating by volunteering. On Saturday, the Quincy, Illinois, ...

About 100 young people signed up for six youth teams that began play Saturday in the 12th season of Miracle League baseball, said Miracle League Board President Keineth Walter. About 216 people have ...

Husbands Jeff Terry and Travis Griffin met growing up in Joplin, but didn’t reconnect – or fall in love – until after the ...

Tornado and severe weather season in the central U.S. have ramped up this spring. Last week was especially tough as at least 50 twisters were reported from the Deep South northeastward into Michigan.

Employees from the Nevada Animal Shelter” contacted the Joplin Humane Society about taking in some of their animals. Several ...

Forecasters say the potent system raises the risk of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the U.S. starting Wednesday.

ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. government forecasters are using a relatively rare “high-risk” designation — the highest category they use — to warn that a major tornado outbreak appears likely Wednesday in an ...

By Sara Ruberg Amanda Holpuch and Jamie McGee The repeated tornado warnings across Nashville on Thursday caused some of the sirens to run out of battery and stop making noise, the Nashville Fire ...

A tornado cut a path of destruction through central Vernon County early Wednesday. Vernon County Sheriff Mike Buehler said it appeared to have touched down near Bronough and Moundville southwest of ...

: Numerous agencies responded early Wednesday morning to Nevada and Vernon County to assist after a Tornado. The storm was on the ground from 7:32 to 7:44 a.m.