MAPLETON, Iowa -- Knowing firsthand how devastating a major tornado strike is, the people of Mapleton have great empathy for what Joplin, Mo., residents are experiencing. Colleen Sulsberger of ...

MAPLETON, Iowa | The July 4 parade in Mapleton features antique tractors, Cub Scouts, youth softball teams and various businesses, all in celebration mode. I rode in the parade last year with Laura ...

MAPLETON, Iowa (AP) — It seemed like a Mapleton Miracle. A tornado with winds exceeding 130 mph barreled through this small Iowa town, flattening whole blocks and destroying 100 homes. When the storm ...

Students' concept for Mapleton's Main Street. AMES, Iowa -- On April 9, 2011, the lives of 1,224 residents in Mapleton, Iowa, were changed forever. That evening, a Category 3 tornado with winds up to ...

MAPLETON, Iowa -- Jamy Garden's house began to rumble with the approach of a tornado that at one point measured three-quarters of a mile wide. Then the windows shattered, spraying her with glass.

MAPLETON, Iowa - Jamy Garden's house began to rumble with the approach of a tornado that at one point measured three-quarters-of-a-mile wide. Then the windows shattered, spraying her with glass. Using ...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa --- A group of local radio stations, including one in Cedar Falls, is asking its listeners to raise money for the residents of tornado-stricken Mapleton. A mass radio-a-thon will be ...