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OKC tornado: School, homes hit by storm

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:08:40 GMT

A mile-wide tornado leveled parts of the Oklahoma City area Monday afternoon. An elementary school took a direct hit from the storm.

Liberty tornado sirens may be faulty

Cynthia Newsome — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:06:48 GMT

Residents in Liberty, Mo., are being warned not to depend on the tornado siren warning system.

New judge sought in KS sperm donor case

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:44:52 GMT

A Topeka sperm donor being sued by the state for child support wants a different judge.

NOW: Tornado watch, storm warnings in KC

41 Action News Staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53:08 GMT

As many in and around Kansas City clean up from mostly minor storm damage from Sunday night, a fresh tornado watch has been issued for most of the region.

Girl saves grandpa's church from storm

Sarah Hollenbeck — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:23:58 GMT

Churchgoers rushed out of a service just minutes before strong winds blew the roof off of the building and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of damage. And they all have a 12-year-old girl to thank.

Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:14:56 GMT

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Buckner, Sibley have low water pressure

Gary Brauer — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:13:10 GMT

Mayor Dan Hickson says he learned about 5:00 this morning that Buckner had a major water leak.

Train derailment slows commutes in Conn.

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:25:50 GMT

Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service.

New food map will tell us what we eat

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:13:28 GMT

A gargantuan map of what foods Americans are buying and eating shows people may be consuming more calories than they think.

Is it you? 2 Missouri tickets worth $1M

41 Action News Staff — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:57:01 GMT

Two Missouri Powerball players were so close to picking all the winning numbers Saturday night that their tickets are worth $1 million each.