Portable toilets and portable barriers at Kauffman Stadium were toppled by a severe, tornado-warned thunderstorm that moved through Kansas City on Tuesday. The National Weather Service determined a short-lived tornado touched down nearby. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected]

The National Weather Service says a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was located near Raytown, moving east at 45 mph towards Independence. Tornado warnings have been canceled for Jackson County and surrounding areas,

Missouri senators have approved over $100 million in tornado relief for St. Louis and hundreds of millions of dollars of incentives to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.