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KC volunteers make a difference in Moore

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:54:59 GMT

Even seasoned volunteers, with years of experience responding to the worst natural disasters of the last decade, were taken aback by the scene that greeted them in the shattered neighborhoods of Moore on Wednesday.

Collapsible shelter about to hit market

Jadiann Thompson — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:38:40 GMT

The Staying Home Corporation in Harrisonville has been designing a collapsible "safe room" shelter since last summer. The product will hit the market in a few weeks.

School safe rooms take time, money

Jamie Oberg — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:51:11 GMT

Even when the funding is there, getting FEMA approval to build a tornado safe room still takes times. Find out one local school's journey inside.

Child hurt in hit & run, driver sought

41 Action News Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:10:51 GMT

Police are searching for a driver who hit a child early Wednesday evening in Kansas City, Mo.

4,000 lbs donated to Fill the Fridge

Jenna Hanchard — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:37:05 GMT

The Fill the Fridge campaign has brought in 4,000 pounds of food, but there's still a need for more.

Aliens, androids coming to Union Station

41 Action News Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:50:38 GMT

A new exhibit coming to Union Station’s Science Center is out of this world – literally.

KC Target store evacuated by fire

41 Action News Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:34:54 GMT

Authorities have evacuated a Kansas City, Mo., Target store as firefighters work to find the source of smoke coming from the ceiling.

TRAFFIC ALERT: JoCo interchange closed

41 Action News Staff — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:05 GMT

The Kansas Department of Transportation is warning of major delays at a Johnson County highway interchange that will be closed until Friday night.

2 new lawsuits in Ratigan abuse case

Associated Press — Wed, 22 May 2013 02:28:50 GMT

Two new lawsuits have been filed against a Kansas City priest convicted of taking lewd photographs and the officials who oversaw him.

Families try to find loved ones in Moore

Jamie Oberg — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:41:04 GMT

Just imagine having family in the middle of the Moore devastation and not being able to reach them. Find out how you can check if your loved ones are okay in Oklahoma.