Smith, Shirley M. (nee Batavia) Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Beloved wife of the late Richard B. Smith. Dear mother of Marylee (Tim) Hindle and Diane (Don) Schunk. Dear grandmother of five.β¦
The volunteers were among hundreds of residents who showed up in north St. Louis on the anniversary of the May 16, 2025, tornado that left a 23-mile path of destruction.
New data show that last year's tornado that rocked St. Louis and neighboring areas was the widest in the region's recorded history, the National Weather Service said on Friday β the eve of the May 16 storm's one-year anniversary.
The local investigation began in mid-December when Lake Saint Louis police were dispatched to the 1700 block of Prospect Road after a report of four stolen wrecker-style industrial trucks taken.