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Authorities say this week's benefit concert for Illinois tornado victims has raised about $300,000 for relief efforts.

Residents of a small southern Illinois community that's still recovering from last month's deadly tornadoes say they're bracing for another round of severe weather as a wintry storm pushes toward the region.

Senator Mark Kirk toured the tornado damage in the central Illinois city of Washington, saying it's his job to make sure federal funds are available to help recovery efforts.

A southeast Missouri man has given a harrowing story about how he rode out a tornado face-down in a field.

Severe thunderstorms and tornadoes claimed at least eight lives on Sunday, as a path of storms tore through the Midwest. One of the communities that suffered the most damage was Washington, Illinois in Tazewell County.

Weather officials in Illinois say the state has received only a third of the number of tornadoes typically recorded during a year.

We recently asked our audience about their favorite hobbies. "Storm chasing" was not an answer we expected to receive. Ryan Olson with Missouri Mesochasers was one of the first people we heard from regarding his favorite (and unusual) hobby. The Missouri Mesochasers Facebook page and YouTube channel have some pretty interesting material on them, and we wanted to share some of those image

The tornado and flooding that ravaged St. Charles County last month are proving costly. KMOX Radio reports cleanup costs are at $2.4 million and rising.

Waves of violent weather spawning high winds and tornadoes have torn through the St. Louis area, downing trees and power lines and sending gamblers rushing from a casino floor. The storms that began pounding the region around 6:30 last night prompted numerous tornado warnings, with at least a few confirmed sightings from Montgomery County about 70 miles west of St. Louis into St. Louis County itse

According to the National Weather Service, a tornado was sighted in Hannibal last night. Representatives from the NWS will be in town today to confirm whether it was straight line winds or an actual tornado (and what class). Here are pictures of some of the damage I witnessed this morning: