Rena Scott, 60, was a Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ native, active member of the local church community and matriarch of a large family.
Volunteers are needed after a tornado hit the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ area.
Spencer said "human failure" and confusing protocol kept the city's outdoor sirens from being deployed properly before Friday's tornado.
From promises of federal help to residents living in wrecked homes, news from the deadly tornado in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ continued to unfold. Here's a recap.
In north Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, residents are staying in wrecked homes, keeping watch from their front yards and sleeping in their cars.
Delois Holmes, 70, had lived in the house in the 4500 block of Cote Brilliante Avenue, in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ' The Ville neighborhood, for more than four decades.
The tornado that tore across the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ area Friday reached EF3 intensity and a mile in width, the National Weather Service said after a damage survey.
The Schmith family says they were awarded a generous financial aid package based on an incorrect calculation by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. They’re not the only ones.
A transportation mixup may have contributed to low attendance in 12 Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Public Schools that were relocated after the tornado.
KSDK said it will move to a new location near Interstate 64 and Forest Park. The station, Channel 5, has been based in downtown Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ for over 70 years.Â
The flight was part of Delta's regularly scheduled service between Atlanta and Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ. The plan was a Boeing 737-900ER.
The National Weather Service conducted initial surveys in the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ area and found the tornado reached at least EF3 intensity.
Hundreds of volunteers and community organizations across Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ have joined forces in the aftermath of Friday’s devastating tornado.
Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ faces more possible rounds of severe weather on Monday and Tuesday, just days after a deadly tornado tore from Clayton to Edwardsville on Friday.
The price tag on the storm damage in the city has reached a conservative estimate of $1.6 billion.
Leaders in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Public Schools scrambled over the weekend to reassign students and staff to other schools for the last week of class.
Patricia Penelton had recently finished serving hot meals to people in need at Centennial Christian Church, part of her years of outreach and philanthropy there, when a tornado caused the church to collapse.Â
Dozens of firefighters and rescue workers are conducting a methodical sweep in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ after Friday's tornado.
A few zoo attractions, including the railroad, will still be closed on Monday but should reopen later this week.
The National Weather Service says Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ area should expect heavy rainfall in the next few days.
Fountain Park, DeBaliviere Place and Visitation Park were among hard-hit neighborhoods. Forest Park, including the Zoo, see widespread damage.
Destroying a cluster of restaurants and taverns and killing 21 people the tornado also toppled the KTVI TV tower and left more than 300 people injured.
Red Cross announced the opening of three Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ shelters, at Grace United Methodist Church, Friendly Temple Outreach Center and a city recreation center at 12th and Park Avenue.
Buildings collapsed, tree limbs littered streets, trees crushed cars and thousands lost power.
A storm hit the Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ region in the afternoon on Friday, May 16, 2025, causing damage to areas of North Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ as well as Forest Park and Clayton.
A major storm has killed five people in Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ, officials say.
The terrace garden owned by Green House Ventures along I-44 in the Shaw neighborhood looks to connect students with the food they eat while providing what they grow to groups such as Operation Food Search.
Priority will be given to shops along high-traffic areas like Washington Avenue, Locust Street and Laclede’s Landing, officials said.Â
And 122 million adult Americans, or 49% of the adult population, visited a casino for gambling or other entertainment purposes in 2024, the highest level of casino visitation on record.
The incident appeared to be an unusual attempt by a government to compel a citizen to testify about a comment he wrote on social media.