But soon the whole Kansas City area would come to know it as the Ruskin Heights Tornado. Just seven years old at the time, Brewer's home was in the path of the tornado that hit the evening of May ...

Tornado winds likely do exceed 300 MPH in the strongest tornadoes, and the F-5 tornado that reached its peak intensity near Ruskin Heights 65-years-ago, was likely one of the strongest to hit the ...

Read stories from people who experienced the Ruskin Heights tornado, an F5 tornado that destroyed homes and claimed 44 lives.

GRANDVIEW, Mo. — On this already stormy day in the Midwest, we look back at a storm that killed forty-four people 56 years ago Monday, the Ruskin Heights tornado. “I can almost remember… ...

It’s dedicated to the 44 people who died the day a tornado tore through the Ruskin Heights neighborhood in 1957. Last September, police said a teen crashed their car into the brick memorial.

A car smashed into the Ruskin Heights Memorial, causing an incredible amount of damage. The Homes Association said it’ll cost thousands of dollars to rebuild and honor those who lost their lives ...

The Ruskin Heights tornado in south Kansas City claimed 44 lives and left over 500 more hurt on May 20, 1957. Kansas City honors Juneteenth with celebration, service and a push for progress .