Residents say they were warned well before a tornado struck their small town, destroying six homes and damaging others.Sheila Zinke said the sounding of the town’s tornado siren Monday gave her and visiting relatives time to get to shelter.”I was...

A tornado tore through several towns in northern North Dakota on Monday, destroying at least one building, damaging others and injuring at least two people, authorities said.The National Weather Service said the tornado was reported in Rolla at 3:30 p.m....

A tech-savvy university near the Missouri Ozarks is resorting to an old standby to reduce illegal music downloads by students: the pop quiz.Missouri University of Science and Technology now requires students to ace a six-question quiz on digital...