St. Louis tornado 2025

Washington Montessori Elementary, Yeatman-Liddell Middle and Beaumont High Schools all welcomed back hundreds of students this week for the first time since the tornado closed the buildings last May.

St. Louis officials hope to reverse the impact of decades of disinvestment in the Ville, the Greater Ville and Kingsway East through a new neighborhood plan.

A Washington University study found St. Louis was unprepared for an emergency in the lead-up to the May 16 tornado. The study urges the city to partner with nonprofits in preparation for future disasters.

Police attribute the trend to greater community partnership. Experts said the decline may have been even more dramatic if resources didn’t have to be used for the tornado.

For Ernest Maurice Curry — July 30, 1944 to Oct. 27, 2025 — the six-month aftermath was its own kind of storm, quieter, lonelier and ultimately fatal.

St. Louis Public Radio’s politics team and editors picked the top stories that defined 2025 for Missouri, Illinois and St. Louis politics.

Over 80 people, including four St. Louisans, lobbied lawmakers to help them improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Fifth Ward Alderman Matt Devoti says cumbersome contracting processes have been the biggest impediment to pushing relief to survivors of the May 16 tornado.

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer announced the formation of the fund on Thursday, which will be used to address housing insecurity exacerbated by the May 16 tornado. The mayor says the city is also expanding its water utility assistance program.

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