Tornado

The city has asked FEMA to allow the Army Corps of Engineers to do private debris removal in the wake of the tornado.

Ameren Missouri had paused electricity disconnections in the wake of the tornado, but advocates say they have now resumed. The organizations are calling on Ameren to pause disconnections again and forgive utility debt.

Mayor Cara Spencer had requested a 60-day extension of the deadline, which was originally Aug. 11.

The St. Louis-area was experiencing a shortage of nearly 20,000 seats prior to the tornado, according to the Gateway Early Childhood Alliance. That number has grown since the May 16 tornado.

North St. Louis already had fewer trees — then the tornado deforested the region. A nonprofit is working to replant and to heal trust in trees moving forward.

The funds can be used for home repairs and other needs. So far, nearly 7,000 applications have been approved.

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.

Some St. Louis residents accused city leaders of waiting too long to release an allocated $18 million in Rams money, stating that many people are still homeless following the May 16 tornado and need money now.

After a tornado swept through the area just a month after Spencer took office, her original agenda was derailed. Here’s what she says accomplished, and struggled with, so far.

The district has over $200 million in reserves, but Superintendent Millicent Borishade said the increased expenditures are “unsustainable.”