North St. Louis

We walked and drove the storm’s path from Clayton to the Mississippi and found despair in some neighborhoods and others nearly fully recovered.

Alumni are fighting to keep Sumner High School open after it was damaged by the May tornado. They are optimistic that the historic school will be fully restored.

The St. Louis NAACP and church leaders say insurance premiums have gone up for churches. Faith leaders say this has become a problem since the May tornado.

Homer G. Phillips Nurses Alumni Inc. lost its appeal against the now-closed Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital for using its trademarked name. A St. Louis County judge ruled on Tuesday that the trial court did not make any errors in last summer’s judgment.

The Nolan family faces a one-year wait before they can return to their north St. Louis home that was severely damaged by an EF3 tornado on May 16.

If the weather cooperates, the 2-lane bridge will close at 9 p.m. Friday and reopen at 5 a.m. Monday.

As tornado recovery efforts continue across St. Louis, one person is trying to provide alternative housing for victims. His group, TinyHomeSTL, is also teaching trade skills to a new generation.

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.

Over 100 St. Louis residents packed a public hearing held by the St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee to give feedback on a bill that would allocate $30 million in Rams settlement money for tornado relief.

Federal help became available after President Donald Trump approved Gov. Mike Kehoe’s major disaster declaration.