Cara Spencer

Thousands of St. Louisans impacted by the May 16 tornado are beginning to apply for aid programs provided by the city and the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The protest is one of more than 1,500 across the country, coinciding with President Donald Trump's military parade and 79th birthday and just after two state Democratic leaders were shot in Minnesota.

Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday named Derek Winters, an executive with an election technology company who also served on the St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners, to lead the transition of the St. Louis police department to state control.

The executive order asks the city building division and legal department to stop enforcement of a provision that keeps 25% of an insurance payout in escrow until the owner has either restored or demolished the structure.

If the House does not make any changes to the legislation, the bills could pass the entire legislature on Wednesday.

The city will soon begin demolishing buildings that are “presenting a clear and present danger to the community,” Mayor Cara Spencer said.

Mayor Cara Spencer said Monday that the count of impacted buildings and homes has grown to more than 10,000 in the nearly three weeks since the storm.

The special election to fill the vacant 8th Ward seat is set for July 1.

The 41 troops from the Missouri National Guard’s mission will be focused on staffing debris-dumping sites in north St. Louis and transporting waste to landfills, Mayor Cara Spencer said Thursday.

The Missouri National Guard will start its groundwork in St. Louis on Thursday. Mayor Cara Spencer said the Guard will handle large debris.