Sergeant Casey Sheppard was one of many first responders who jumped into action on May 22 as an EF-2 tornado tore through the community.

Asking one person to be a specialist in all of emergency management is a monumental task and does not set us up for success,” Sarah Russell said in a 2024 audit.

Spencer County upgrades all tornado sirens to electric power ...

Mecklenburg Emergency Management confirms outdoor sirens but they are not used for tornadoes. Mecklenburg County uses wireless emergency alerts for tornadoes.

We have systemic failure across so many systems here,” Spencer said. “We have a robust team that is unified in fixing this.” ...

Mayor Cara Spencer said residents were not alerted to “the most horrific and deadly storm our city has seen in my lifetime.” ...

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Mayor Cara Spencer has placed City Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Commissioner Sarah Russell on paid administrative leave pending an external investigation into Friday’s failure ...

St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer placed CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell on leave after a failure to activate tornado warnings, ...

Weeks before, the administration slashed nearly $1 billion in disaster aid meant for Black and low-income neighborhoods.

ST. LOUIS, MO. Today, Mayor Cara Spencer is moving to place CEMA Commissioner Sarah Russell on paid administrative leave ...

Like the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Fountain Park, St. Louis was knocked asunder by a May 16, 2025, tornado ...