CLAYTON, Mo. - Cleanup efforts are underway in Clayton, Missouri, five days after an EF-3 tornado caused significant damage in the area. City crews have started a block-by-block cleanup in the Moorlands neighborhood, removing tree limbs, branches, and debris from public areas. Residents are required to move their cars off the streets to facilitate the [...]

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer has placed Sarah Russell, the Commissioner of the City Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), on leave following a failure of the city's tornado sirens during last week's deadly storm. The decision to put Russell on paid administrative leave comes as an external investigation is launched into the actions [...]

ST. LOUIS - Breezy, cooler, and, most importantly, dry conditions are expected Wednesday. It is the start of a pretty good stretch of below-average temperatures. Lots of sunshine is expected Wednesday, with temperature highs around 70 F. For comparison, the average high for May 21 is 78 F. A little energy will drop southward in [...]

ST. LOUIS – Cleanup efforts continued Tuesday, following a deadly tornado that tore through St. Louis on Friday. Ameren Missouri estimates that approximately 350 power poles were broken, and restoration efforts are expected to continue into later this week. Four days after the tornado tore through the area, power crews were still at work replacing [...]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A sinister crime wave is sweeping the area without even a knock at your door. Fake paperwork is being used to steal entire homes, and you can protect yourself with the click of a button. One of the most recent cases involves some unusual twists and turns that led to [...]

ST. LOUIS – The path to recovery is long for families devastated by last week's tornadoes, but help is growing. Volunteers are stepping up as a lifeline for those who've lost everything, and the American Red Cross has opened shelters across St. Louis as crews continue clearing and cleaning up storm-ravaged neighborhoods. From broken windows [...]

ST. LOUIS – Thousands of insurance claims have already been filed following Friday's deadly tornado. “In the zip codes that were impacted by this tornado, we have about 14,500 homeowners’ insurance policies, we have just over 15,000 renters’ policies," Angela Nelson, director of the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, said. Since Friday's deadly storm, [...]

ST. LOUIS – On Tuesday afternoon, the City of St. Louis conducted a test of the emergency siren system, days after the sirens failed to go off in some areas before the May 16 tornado. The EF-3 tornado first struck in St. Louis County in Richmond Heights and Clayton before it made its way northeast [...]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Former Missouri Governor and U.S. Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond was memorialized Tuesday during a special service inside of the Capitol rotunda in Jefferson City. Bond died May 13 in St. Louis at age 86. Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, a fellow Missouri auditor, governor, and U.S. Senator, was candid in his [...]

HIGHLAND, Ill. – The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday a tired bus driver was the primary cause of the deadly Greyhound bus crash in July 2023 along Interstate 70 in Highland, Illinois. The NTSB report said it found the bus driver was awake for more than 17 hours before the crash, the majority of [...]