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Heavy rain hampers tornado recovery efforts for residents

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The tornado that hit just weeks ago caused $1.6 billion in damage and in neighborhoods where homes are still covered in tarps. The heavy rain on Wednesday led to more water leaks and growing fears of mold and further structural damage. "It's just sad because a lot of people out here are [...]
Caroline Pettey

Caught on camera: Troy teens allegedly stealing doorbell cams, police say

6 months 2 weeks ago
TROY, Mo. – Police in Troy, Missouri, say they have received reports of multiple people in a dark-colored Dodge truck tampering with and even stealing Ring doorbell cameras from homes in the area. They said multiple homes have been targeted in the early morning hours over recent days. A video shared by police shows a [...]
Max Diekneite

Tornado-hit properties set for demolition soon

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The city plans to demolish nearly 200 buildings damaged by the May 16 tornado, which are owned by the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA). According to partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 182 structures under the LRA were severely damaged during the tornado. The LRA was already in the process of demolishing 1,000 [...]
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Local heroes fix roofs in tornado-ravaged neighborhoods

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Plastic tarps on roofs can be signs of hope amid the hardship in the neighborhoods hardest hit by the tornado. The people FOX 2 met installing them Wednesday call themselves the "Tarpenters." A lighthearted play on words for a group providing a serious service. Wednesday’s weather may have slowed their progress, but [...]
Mike Colombo

Volunteers aid tornado victims from various states

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - There is an influx of help for St. Louis tornado victims coming from other states. Texas and Oklahoma are among those teaming up with Missouri and making an astounding difference in the May 16 tornado relief effort. The Missouri Baptist Disaster Relief group was on the ground and delivering its first meal in [...]
Andy Banker

SLMPD issues silver alert for missing woman with dementia

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD) has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a 68-year-old woman who went missing just after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 4. The missing person incident was reported at 635 SE Chambers Road in St. Louis. SLMPD says that Carolyn Olantunbosum was last seen wearing a tan [...]
Daesha Gear

PHOTOS: Severe storm hits STL region

6 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - A tornado threat Wednesday has cleared the St. Louis region after a wave of tornado-warned storms rolled through the area around 3 p.m. Wednesday. FOX 2 has learned the magnitude of this impact, and viewers have shared videos and photos of what they’ve experienced during the storm. Check the photo gallery below [...]
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