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A woman is pulled out from under tornado debris at the Plaza Towers School in Moore, Okla., Monday, May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as half a mile (.8 kilometers) wide with winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school.

Oklahoma tornado: Crews dig desperately through night

Updated at 8:05 PM

MOORE, Okla. — Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City...

In multiple heats, student-athletes completed Field Day

WMDS hosts first Field Day

May 20, 2013 at 2:45 PM

A day's worth of smiles and volunteerism created an unforgettable atmosphere at the Waynesville R-VI district's Field Day.

Sculpture depicts nation, places in competition

May 20, 2013 at 10:54 AM

Dakota York placed second in the Missouri SkillsUSA conference at Linn State Technical College with his sculpture, "E Pluribus Unum," or "One From Many."
After asking his family...

Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado

May 20, 2013 at 10:37 AM

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma's state medical examiner's office says a second person was killed by a tornado that leveled a central Oklahoma mobile home park.

Office spokeswoman Amy Elliot...

Missouri National Guard Staff Sgt. Travis Radtke cycles through a town as part of a 400-mile Ride 2 Recovery 2013 Gulf Coast Challenge. The event was for service members who were injured, wounded or became ill as a result of a deployment.

Warrior Transition Unit Soldier regains strength through cycling

May 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM

A Missouri National Guardsman who is part of the warrior transition unit at Fort Leonard Wood recently rediscovered a more familiar level of confidence.

Local principal receives regional award

May 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM

Hilary Bales, principal at East Elementary, has been named the Principal of the Year for the South-Central Region. She is one of 12 principals around the state who was honored during the Missouri Association of Elementary School Principals (MESP)...

Jann Dye presents the Waynesville R-VI School Foundation’s first scholarship – one established by her and her husband – to Bradly Echelberry, a Richland student at the Waynesville Career Center. photo submitted

First Foundation scholarship awarded

May 17, 2013 at 12:38 PM

A scholarship – the very first gift to the Waynesville R-VI School Foundation – was presented during the Waynesville Career Center's Awards Ceremony on May 3.
Foundation President Janice...

Tigers out

May 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Wins in four of the previous five contests tipped the scale in the Tigers favor entering the Class 5, District 10 Tournament championship contest against the Lebanon Yellowjackets.

Marine Staff Sgt. Erin Rios, Motor Transport Instruction Company, Marine Corps Detachment, checks the schedule of classes on her computer. Rios was recently named TRADOC’s Instructor of the Year. (Army photo by Melissa Buckley/Released)

Marine NCO wins TRADOC Instructor of the Year

May 16, 2013 at 1:01 PM

Fort Leonard Wood is now home to the best non-commissioned officer instructor the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command has to offer – her name is Marine Staff Sgt. Erin Rios.
Rios is currently...

Dixon head coach Alex Shelton led his team to an overall record of 15-5 and a near Frisco Conference championship before losing to Cuba in Tuesday

No “magic” as Dixon drops championship

May 16, 2013 at 12:42 PM

The Dixon Bulldogs should have been rolling on all cylinders after stomping top-seeded Conway a night before.

S&T students volunteer to clean illegal dumpsite

May 16, 2013 at 10:46 AM

More than 25 Missouri University of Science and Technology students donated their time to help clean an illegal dumpsite near Devils Elbow in Pulaski County on April 20. The cleanup was coordinated by Meramec Regional Planning Commission...

It has been one month since the bombings at the Boston Marathon. How are the survivors managing? How has America changed? What did we learn?

PULSE: Boston Marathon bombings, a month of tragedy, resolve

May 15, 2013 at 2:07 PM

One month ago today, twin blasts rang out at one of America's greatest athletic traditions, the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed, hundreds wounded, and the manhunt for one of the suspects froze an entire city for almost a whole day.

	Oklahoma tornado: Crews dig desperately through night Updated at 8:05 PM
	WMDS hosts first Field Day May 20, 2013 at 2:45 PM
	Sculpture depicts nation, places in competition May 20, 2013 at 10:54 AM
	Official: 2nd person killed by Oklahoma tornado May 20, 2013 at 10:37 AM
	Warrior Transition Unit Soldier regains strength through cycling May 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM
	Local principal receives regional award May 18, 2013 at 11:39 AM
	First Foundation scholarship awarded May 17, 2013 at 12:38 PM
	Tigers out May 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM
	Marine NCO wins TRADOC Instructor of the Year May 16, 2013 at 1:01 PM
	No “magic” as Dixon drops championship May 16, 2013 at 12:42 PM
	S&T students volunteer to clean illegal dumpsite May 16, 2013 at 10:46 AM
	PULSE: Boston Marathon bombings, a month of tragedy, resolve May 15, 2013 at 2:07 PM