Cara Spencer

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.

Bills to help renters and property owners will likely get Board of Aldermen consideration later this week.

Beginning Wednesday, the military force will assist in impacted city neighborhoods to sort through debris and take it to landfills.

Preliminary damage assessments will stretch into next week, giving Gov. Mike Kehoe key data for a major disaster declaration request.

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer on Thursday expressed worries about when federal help could come to the parts of the city devastated by the destructive May 16 tornado.

Mayor Cara Spencer placed the head of the city’s emergency management agency on leave Tuesday over their failure to sound the outdoor warning sirens before the May 16 tornado.

Mayor Cara Spencer placed Emergency Management Commissioner Sarah Russell on paid administrative leave pending an external investigation into the actions of the agency during Friday’s deadly tornado.