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  • 1 week ago | ksdk.com | Laura Barczewski

    St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said this request for a major disaster declaration from President Trump is the first step in opening the doors to much-needed federal money for tornado victims. “We understand that an unprecedented number of folks in the affected area are uninsured or underinsured. I can't speak to specifics right now, but we're looking at city, state and federal ways in which we can help those families,” Spencer said on Monday afternoon.

  • 2 weeks ago | wqad.com | Laura Barczewski

    ST. LOUIS — After sirens did not go off on Friday ahead of the deadly EF3 tornado, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer signed an executive order to officially change the protocols on Tuesday. The St. Louis Fire Department is taking over siren activation and was working with the National Weather Service Tuesday to make the switch. Since 1970, people across the United States have come to expect outdoor warning sirens to alert them to severe storms and tornadoes.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Laura Barczewski

    ST. LOUIS — After sirens did not go off on Friday ahead of the deadly EF3 tornado, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer signed an executive order to officially change the protocols on Tuesday. Since 1970, people across the United States have come to expect outdoor warning sirens to alert them to severe storms and tornadoes. This time when an EF3 tornado came through St. Louis, city officials didn't activate them.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Laura Barczewski

    North St. Louis residents are upset after storm sirens failed due to human error. Mayor Spencer pledges there will be a clear protocol for future warnings. Example video title will go here for this videoExample video title will go here for this videoTo stream 5 On Your Side on your phone, you need the 5 On Your Side app. ST. LOUIS — North St. Louis residents are upset after St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said the sirens did not go off on Friday when the storms came through because of human error.

  • 2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Laura Barczewski

    St. Louis officials are ramping up storm prep with police on 12-hour shifts and curfews in disaster zones. Example video title will go here for this videoExample video title will go here for this videoTo stream 5 On Your Side on your phone, you need the 5 On Your Side app. “St. Louis Metro Air Support is above us right now. We're going to continue to cover from the air to the ground to make sure the impacted area is kept safe,” St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Robert Tracy said.

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Laura Barczewski @LcBarczewski
5 Mar 25

It’s election night! I’m here at the watch party for @CaraSpencerSTL! I caught up with her at the polls where she felt optimistic about the results and is hoping to move on to the general election in the race for St. Louis Mayor. Watch our live coverage on @ksdknews! https://t.co/Lrirs8ulUZ