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 ...

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 ...

ST. LOUIS — A series of failures, from a misunderstood comment to equipment problems, left the city unable to activate tornado sirens before a deadly storm hit in May, according to a consultant’s ...

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 ...