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Federally funded demos begin in St. Louis tornado’s path 18%
By Kate Grumke53%
5/14/2026, 1:04:44 PM
BS Summary: This article contains 3 faulty reasoning types, including Framing Effect and Availability Heuristic, with Optimism Bias as the most egregious example at 13.2% saturation with 33 hits. Analysis detected 89 faulty-reasoning hits from 250 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 32.9% and a BS Rank of 18% (18,130 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 82.80% of the article peer group.
St.
Louis announced a new wave of demolitions is now starting in the path of the May 16 tornado.
The state began demolishing homes that are eligible for reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday.
“Demolishing the buildings that can’t be salvaged doesn’t make the community whole, but it does mean we’re seeing long-awaited progress and clearing a path for rebuilding,” Mayor Cara Spencer said in a statement.
Both city and state demolition programs in the path of the May 16 tornado are now fully active, according to Spencer’s office.
Missouri Gov.
Mike Kehoe announced the state would be overseeing private property debris removal in September, after the Federal Emergency Management Agency denied St.
Louis’ request to have the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers handle the work.
In March, the state finalized contractors for the project.
This is the first time Missouri has been responsible for procuring these services directly, according to a spokesperson for the State Emergency Management Agency.
Spencer’s office said up to 65 homes are in the pipeline for this project.
The work began with two properties in the Fountain Park and Academy neighborhoods.
On Monday, St.
Louis announced it was beginning demolitions of 120 homes that are not eligible for federal reimbursement with funds from the Missouri legislature.
The majority of those homes were vacant and condemned before the May 16 tornado.
A city spokesperson said 36 of those demolitions are actively underway or complete.
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