As we approach the six-month anniversary of the May 16 storm, St. Louis City’s tornado alarm system remains troubled.

Yesterday morning, the City of St. Louis tested its tornado sirens citywide. Those tests showed improvements in the system from six months ago, when many sirens failed to sound ahead of the deadly May ...

The move comes after months of investigation into why tornado sirens did not sound during the deadly May 16 tornado and days after the release of an 80-page audit. Russell was placed on administrative ...

ST. LOUIS – The City of St. Louis is expected to release the findings of an external investigation into the tornado siren failure that occurred when the deadly May 16 storm struck. It comes on the ...

Sarah Russell before a Board of Aldermen committee in May 2025. The city’s emergency management director will be back in City Hall for a pre-termination review today, the same day an external report ...

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The 80-page audit, released Monday, concluded that “Ultimately, many if not all the failures of May 16, 2025, were largely preventable.” It found outdated emergency plans, communication breakdowns, ...

St. Louis CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell is no longer employed as CEMA director, the city's Department of Public Safety confirmed to 5 On Your Side on Wednesday. The move comes after months of ...