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Cape Girardeau County emergency officials coordinate resources, update disaster plans and maintain a robust tornado siren ...
The directive to activate the sirens was ambiguous, which cannot happen when a tornado is sweeping through our City and St.
"I cannot move on from this without providing accountability and ensuring that our emergency management is in trusted hands." ...
As hurricane season looms, the effects of DOGE cuts on the U.S. forecasting and alert system are a new menace.
When we think about hurricane impacts, the coast may be the first thing that comes to mind, but the impacts of landfalling tropical systems don't stop at the coastline.
Due to staffing shortages, the National Weather Service in Jackson no longer has overnight staff. But NWS and Kentucky Gov.
The St. Louis mayor’s office cited multiple serious issues with Commissioner Sarah Russell’s response to Friday’s tornado that killed five people.
The city of St. Louis placed its emergency management chief on leave after the staffer failed to activate the tornado sirens before ... a bit horrified, by the issues in the system,” Spencer ...
local emergency response teams and several others. However, the widespread effort is not enough to curtail the estimated $1.6 billion in damages caused by the EF-3 tornado, which reportedly cut a ...
The mayor's office said Commissioner Sarah Russell’s directive to activate the outdoor warning siren during a call to the fire department was "ambiguous." ...
More than two dozen people were killed by tornadoes across Missouri, Kentucky, and Virginia over the weekend—but come Monday, ...
Executive Order 25-24 temporarily provides authorities with greater latitude to ensure that residents are able to access ...