St. Louis' emergency management commissioner has been placed on administrative leave, the mayor said, after tornado sirens failed to be activated ahead of Friday's storm.

Mayor Cara Spencer said the city learned in a test of the system on Tuesday that the button, one of two that turns on the sirens, wasn't properly functioning.

Mayor Cara Spencer placed the city’s emergency manager on administrative leave pending an investigation into the failure to ...

Tornado sirens are usually the telltale sign to take cover during severe weather. In St. Louis, tornado sirens didn't go off ...

The City of St. Louis tested tornado sirens again Wednesday after Mayor Cara Spencer said Tuesday’s test revealed systemic failures.

The answer is that it depends on where one is — the policy and plan are different in Chicago than they are in Naperville, for example.

Counties across Mid-Missouri are continuing to take steps to ensure their warning systems work reliably during severe weather. In Boone County, officials are rolling out a new system that aims to make ...