Greensburg News

It's not often David Prevatt, P.E., gets up close and personal with a tornado. The University of Florida assistant professor of engineering wasn't present for any of the devastating twisters that made this year's season the deadliest since 1950.

A design plan that incorporates a number of energy-wise and storm-resistant construction systems could put Joplin in the forefront of environmentally sound disaster rebuilding.

Instructors of students who won the top awards at Friday's Western Kansas Technology Education Fair at Fort Hays State University are former students of Fred Ruda.

At 9:50 p.m. on May 4, 2007, a 1.7 mile-wide F5 tornado perfectly aligned with the 1.7 mile-wide town of Greensburg, Kan.

Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia's oil minister, said in a Washington speech that U.S. crude output, which has jumped to the highest level in about 20 years, will increase stability in global oil markets.

In this Tuesday, March 6, 2012, file photo taken with a long time exposure, a pumping unit sucks oil from the ground near Greensburg, Kan.