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Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Suburbs

(This post was last updated at 9:02 p.m. ET.)A massive tornado ripped through the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Monday afternoon, killing at least 51

  • Massive Tornado Rips Through Oklahoma City Suburbs

    (This post was last updated at 9:02 p.m. ET.)A massive tornado ripped through the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Monday afternoon, killing at least 51

  • Measuring The Power Of Deadly Tornadoes

    Damaging tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, causing widespread damage that is still being assessed, and additional severe weather is

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    Although Oklahoma is a state where tornadoes are a fact of life, few days stand out like May 3, 1999.That was when some 70 tornadoes touched down over a 21

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    Opponents of expanding background checks for gun sales often raise the fear that it would allow the government to create a national gun registry — a

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State Budget Talks On Hold
Negotiators for the Kansas House and Senate still haven't decided when they'll resume talks aimed at reconciling differences between the two chambers
Storm Debris? City Says You're On Your Own
The city of Wichita is not planning to collect fallen limbs or other messes from this weekend’s storm. In a release Monday, the city said property...
State Concerned About Welfare Benefits Being Spent On Gambling And Liquor
The Kansas Department for Children and Families has announced a new initiative to cut down on and detect illegal use of state welfare benefits. DCF...
Tornadoes Touch Down In Kansas
During Sunday's storms, a tornado touched down near Mid-Content Airport shortly before 4 p.m., knocking out power to thousands of homes and...
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Jill McCorkle's Life After Life, set in fictional Fulton, N.C., is told through a chorus of characters that have a connection to the Pine Haven

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    Melissa Block talks to Casey Mongold, owner of Casey's Tire and Auto in Moore, Okla., where a tornado caused widespread destruction on Monday.
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    Melissa Block talks to Jon Hamilton about the science of tornadoes.
  • Measuring The Power Of Deadly Tornadoes
    Damaging tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma on Sunday and Monday, causing widespread damage that is still being assessed, and additional severe...
  • VIDEO: A Time-Lapse Of The Tornado In Oklahoma
    NBC News has put together a time-lapse video of the EF-4 tornado that tore through the southern suburbs of Oklahoma City, Okla. As we told you in the...
  • A Brief History Of Oklahoma Tornadoes
    Although Oklahoma is a state where tornadoes are a fact of life, few days stand out like May 3, 1999. That was when some 70 tornadoes touched down...

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