Slide Shows
SLIDESHOW: Football playoffs, Oct. 31
Class 4 District 4 Webb City and Class 2 District 4 Sarcoxie are highlighted in tonight's playoff games.
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SLIDESHOW: Elgin youths build home
Youths from First United Methodist Church in Elgin, Ill. worked through the week in conjunction with Rebuild Joplin using pre-constructed frames to rebuild Emily Morrison's Joplin home.
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SLIDESHOW: Memories of Camp Mintahama
The Globe asked readers to submit photos from Camp Mintahama. Many said lifetime friendships started at the Girl Scout camp south of Joplin.
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SLIDESHOW: Moore, Okla. the day after
Globe photographer Roger Nomer sent back these images from Moore, Okla. as people began salvage work on Tuesday afternoon in the aftermath of Monday's EF-5 tornado.
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SLIDESHOW: Moore, Okla. rescue and recovery
Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school. At least 24 people were killed, including at least nine children, and those numbers were expected to climb.
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SLIDESHOW: Moore, Okla. tornado
A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. At least 37 people were killed, and officials said the death toll was expected to rise.
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SLIDESHOW: Branson's Wild World
Branson's Wild World offers hands-on animal experiences, educational staff interaction, a 3-D blacklight mini golf course, jungle-themed arcade games and a bucking hammerhead shark ride in the lobby.
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SLIDESHOW: Faces of Recovery
Sam Anselm, assistant city manager, said, according to his most recent figures, there have been at least 176,869 volunteers putting in 1,146,083 hours of time — a figure he calls “staggering” — since the May 2011 tornado.
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SLIDESHOW: May snow
Four state residents woke this morning to find their yards covered with a dusting of snow. The last snowfall date on record for Southwest Missouri was on May 2, 1929, in Springfield.
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Boston Marathon explosions
Two explosions shattered the euphoria of the conclusion of the Boston Marathon on Monday.
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Slideshow: Signs of Spring
Globe staff and readers have submitted photos showing signs that Spring has arrived.
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