Businesses, homeowners and renters in Howell County and surrounding areas who were affected by spring storms are now eligible for low-interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Six months after the St. Louis tornado, residents say Trump's new disaster policy has left them on their own.

When powerful storms leave homes broken or fire turns precious memories to ash, Rick Crowder wants you to know there's someone on the way. Crowder is the executive director of the Disaster Relief Effort, Inc., a 501(c)(3) dedicated to helping those who experience disasters of all kinds.

Sunday will mark six months since a tornado ripped across the St. Louis area, causing generational damage to portions of north St. Louis.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in 29 Kentucky counties of the Dec. 4, 2025 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset losses caused by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides in February of this year.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed an extension of the state’s disaster declaration on Saturday to continue emergency response and recovery efforts following the Western Alaska storms, including the remnants of Typhoon Halong.

Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will be open starting November 10 in Cape Girardeau, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Scott, Shannon, and Washington counties to assist Missourians who sustained damage to their primary residence or personal property due to the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred March 30 – April 8, 2025.

Washington County residents affected by the March and April severe storms can visit Potosi City Hall this week or apply online for federal assistance.

The funding will be used to make temporary repairs to infrastructure or utilities and staffing emergency operations

The state says nearly 800 housing units or families were assisted by the funding after more than 5,000 homes were impacted by natural disasters in 2024

McHenry County is joining in with state and federal emergency agencies to appeal a decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of federal disaster relief funds for severe storms and flooding that damaged multiple communities in mid-August.

Federal officials who toured former Typhoon Halong-devastated Western Alaska villages this weekend heard residents dispute official damage assessments, with one community advocate saying destruction in Kwigillingok was far worse than what the governor’s disaster declaration request reported.

Stakeholders throughout Benton County now have a plan to work together and prepare themselves to better respond to and recover from disasters going forward.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued an amendment to the Disaster Declaration for communities impacted by the series of powerful fall storms affecting Western and Northern Alaska.

Stakeholders throughout Benton County now have a plan to work together and prepare themselves to better respond to...

Program offers low-interest assistance for homeowners, renters, and businesses recovering from Sept. floods.

U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today thanked President Donald Trump for swiftly approving Governor Mike Dunleavy’s (R-Alaska) request for a federal disaster declaration in response to the widespread devastation caused by the remnants of Typhoon Halong across Western Alaska, particularly throughout the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta region.

President Donald J. Trump has approved a federal disaster declaration for the State of Alaska due to the 2025 West Coast Storm.

The president also pledged $25 million in immediate disaster relief funding to cover costs as storm damage is still assessed.

A North St. Louis building that itself was damaged by the May 16 tornado that devastated parts of the city and served as a disaster recovery center is taking on a new tornado recovery-related purpose, officials with the city and the Urban League announced Tuesday.