St. Louis County library social workers can help find emergency housing and shelter, food assistance, help with applications and mental health resources. You can also call 211, United Way's health and human services support line, for help with finding shelter, food or other resources.

Residents say they are experiencing a lack of aid following the devastating tornado that hit the St. Louis region last Friday, leaving many displaced.

St. Louis mayor asks for donations, says FEMA isn't helping after tornado struck city, causing historic damage

The tornado that tore across the St. Louis area Friday reached EF3 intensity and a mile in width, the National Weather Service said after a damage survey.

The EF3 tornado that tore through the St. Louis region last week destroyed the Scott-Lyles family's legacy home — a house that had stood for over a century. 60-year-old Rena Scott-Lyles was killed while trying to run to her basement.

A pair of construction workers in St. Louis had no choice but to sit tight when a tornado, which killed five, passed through the region on May 20.

ST. LOUIS — What was meant to be a joyful end-of-school-year tradition turned into a harrowing encounter with a tornado for a Godfrey mother and four children visiting the Saint Louis Zoo on Friday afternoon. Ashleigh Schroeder had taken her two kids and two of their friends—ages 9 to 12—for a celebratory day at their favorite spot.

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said Tuesday that the city was not currently condemning any tornado-damaged buildings, as the government agency responsible for enforcing building codes worked to assess damage to property caused by Friday's ...