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St. Louis mayor says new protocol will address Friday's failure of tornado sirens
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer and Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson talk to the media in the afternoon on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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St. Louis Mayor Admits Human Error in Tornado Siren Failure and Vows to Revamp Emergency Protocols
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer acknowledged that a mishap prevented tornado sirens from warning residents about a deadly ...
Interactive map shows all damage, entire track of St. Louis' deadly tornado
The 23-mile-long twister claimed the lives of five people and caused over $1 billion in damages in the St. Louis region on ...
St. Louis mayor doesn’t know reason for ‘holdup’ in federal emergency response to tornado
Mayor Cara Spencer updates the city's tornado response at a press conference Sunday, May 18, 2025 at the St. Louis Fire ...
$1 billion in storm damage; financial donations 'badly needed,' St. Louis mayor says
St. Louisans, particularly in north city, were facing the daunting task of recovery from the storm's devastation, many ...
St. Louis officials update on tornado response in Saturday afternoon news conference
Mayor Cara Spencer and other St. Louis officials share update on Friday's severe storm response in a Saturday news conference ...
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St. Louis digs out of tornado’s rubble, with devastation all around
A tornado that ripped through central St. Louis on Friday afternoon has left at least five dead, 38 injured, and an estimated ...
'Human failure' caused St. Louis tornado sirens not to go off before deadly storm, mayor says
St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said protocol failures and a lack of clarity on responsibility caused sirens not to sound before ...