ST. LOUIS – After extensive efforts to clear and remove storm damage, the Saint Louis Zoo will reopen to the public on Monday. The zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the remainder of the week until the four-day Memorial Day Weekend, when hours expand to 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. [...]

CLAYTON, Mo. – In a letter to parents, the Clayton School District announced Sunday that the entire district will be closed Monday due to “the extensive damage caused by Friday’s storm.” Dr. Nisha Patel, the district superintendent, has announced the closure or cancellation of all schools, KidZone, and indoor programs. School sports practices will continue, [...]

GRAY SUMMIT, Mo. – What started as an emergency backup plan for the Missouri Botanical Garden has become a sanctuary for native plants and wildlife and a haven for conservation. In the early 1900s, rapid industrialization led to constant smog over St. Louis, harming many of the plants at the Missouri Botanical Garden. In 1925, [...]

ST. LOUIS -- More severe weather is in the forecast for St. Louis this week. This may disrupt recovery efforts in an area of the city devastated by a likely tornado that touched down Friday and killed five people. "We estimate over a billion dollars in property damage. This does not account for the personal [...]

ST. LOUIS – The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis is stepping up to help families devastated by Friday’s deadly storms, and they need your help. Five lives were lost, dozens were injured, and more than 5,000 buildings were damaged when powerful winds tore through St. Louis neighborhoods Friday. The Urban League has mobilized to [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Police are investigating four deaths in the Carondelet neighborhood. An alert from the Real Time Crime Center says detectives are in the 800 block of Schirmer. The St. Louis Medical Examiner is on scene. There is a large police presence in the area. Investigators have a portion of the street taped off [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, AR – What started as a family heirloom in a Missouri home has now been identified as one of the rarest pre-contact Native American artifacts ever brought to the University of Arkansas Museum. An ancient seed bag, believed to be several hundred, if not thousands, of years old, was officially donated on May 5 [...]

An area of showers mainly to the south and southwest of St. Louis moves eastward as it weakens. This trend continues through the morning and rain should be done by mid-morning. Then we'll see decreasing clouds and temperatures in the upper half of the 70s.  Late tonight, a complex of storms will arrive from the [...]

ST. LOUIS - At least five people are dead and 38 others are injured after powerful storms, including a likely EF-3 tornado, tore through St. Louis and surrounding areas on Friday. Now, questions are mounting about whether the city's emergency sirens worked or failed to sound before the deadly weather struck. Some St. Louis City [...]

ST. LOUIS - Meteorologists from the National Weather Service spent Saturday surveying tornado damage across St. Louis. They say the tornado touched down in Clayton, where the survey team found a lot of uprooted trees and large broken limbs, indicative of EF 0 damage. The tornado continued to strengthen as it moved northeast, uprooting more [...]