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  • 5 days ago | firstalert4.com | Russell Kinsaul

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Many of the victims of the May 16 tornado are uninsured. Vanessa Brown-Livingston bought her house on Labadie Avenue in 2019. Last week’s tornado damaged it so badly that it’s been deemed unsafe. It’s also uninsured. “They don’t want to insure the houses because of them being so old. All of the repairs on the houses that you have to do,” she said. Brown-Livingston said she couldn’t afford to make the repairs required by her insurance company to continue her coverage.

  • 6 days ago | firstalert4.com | Russell Kinsaul

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Volunteer engineers and building inspectors from across the state have converged on St. Louis to examine every building damaged by the May 16 tornado. St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer spoke about them at her 1 p.m. tornado response update on Thursday. “We have dozens of building inspectors from around the region engaged in helping us,” she said.

  • 1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Russell Kinsaul

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The biggest builders in St. Louis have committed equipment and employees to help with the recovery for victims of the May 16 tornado. Kristin Kalous is the Market Leader Vice President at Alberici. “Alberici’s been in the St. Louis community FOR over 100 years. So when we got the call to help with this disaster, we jumped right in immediately,” she said. Most major contracting companies started deploying employees into damaged areas over the weekend.

  • 1 week ago | firstalert4.com | Russell Kinsaul

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Friday’s tornado badly damaged the roof on Kenneth Hayden’s house on Cupples Place. During Monday night’s storms, the roof leaked. Adding to Hayden’s frustration is the fact that he’s been without electricity since Friday afternoon. “Had to use candles. I got some lanterns, outside lanterns, the kind you fish with. I’ve got some of those,” he said. According to Ameren Missouri, nearly 200,000 customers lost power in the tornado.

  • 1 week ago | kktv.com | Russell Kinsaul |Dorothy Sedovic

    ST. LOUIS (KMOV/Gray News) - A woman in St. Louis was killed during last week’s tornado outbreak while holding hands with her husband as they hid in their basement. Rena Scott-Lyles, 60, along with her husband Alan Lyles, were highly regarded in their neighborhood. They had lived at the same house for 25 years, were both neighborhood block captains and were well-known for helping others in the community.

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Russell Kinsaul
Russell Kinsaul @russellkinsaul
10 May 25

Neighbors heard an explosion, then saw smoke & within a few minutes a South Roxanna house was engulfed in flames. The 82 y/o homeowner had left less than 30 minutes earlier. The IL State Fire Marshal is investigating. @KMOV https://t.co/nWreKG9w8C

Russell Kinsaul
Russell Kinsaul @russellkinsaul
10 May 25

2 woman tell similar stories of being followed very closely for 10-15 minutes on the Madison County Transit Nature Trail by a man who never explained himself. The women feared for their safety. Police are stepping up patrols. @KMOV https://t.co/PqbU0dR65s

Russell Kinsaul
Russell Kinsaul @russellkinsaul
8 May 25

A water main break on Charmwood Drive in Kirkwood prompted the Kirkwood School District to dismiss early. 28,000 people are under a boil order till further notice. @KMOV https://t.co/8ML7xDIs7s